Red Cross stories
Red Cross stories
Read our stories filled with humanity, resilience and the spirit of volunteering. They show how your support is helping vulnerable people in New Zealand and around the world.
1 May 2026
A book sale fit for a King’s Birthday
A ‘save the date’ on the Manawatū calendar, the Palmerston North Book Sale over King’s Birthday Weekend is annual proof of how our members and branches are here for humanity.
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24 April 2025
Palmerston North Book Sale writes another chapter
A ‘save the date’ on the Manawatū calendar, the Palmerston North Book Sale over King’s Birthday Weekend is annual proof of how our members and branches are here for humanity.
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23 May 2024
Books-a-plenty in Palmerston North
The Palmerston North Book Sale is one of the biggest community fundraiser for New Zealand Red Cross. Every year, for more than 30 years, the community gets together each King’s Birthday Weekend to fill three halls with books, jigsaws, DVDs and CDs.
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27 April 2023
Palmerston North Book Sale unites people across region
Since its inception more than 30 years ago, the Palmerston North Red Cross Annual Book Sale has grown into a three-hall, four-day, weekend extravaganza.
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16 December 2022
Stories, not stigma: how broadcasting is helping youth
Mohammad Ali, host of the Access Radio show and podcast ‘Humbling Stories’, is encouraging other young migrants in Palmerston North to share their stories.
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