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.
9 February 2024
A year on: Full $28.5 million committed to community disaster relief
Update 15: A year after Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in early 2023 we’ve committed the entire New Zealand Disaster Fund to helping people and communities affected.
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29 January 2024
Six decades of service recognised
Napier local Joan Cockburn received a Service Award which recognises her 60 years of service to Red Cross.
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16 November 2023
Looking after mental health in recovering communities
Update 14: In this update we focus on our work supporting mental health in recovering communities and check in on three community grant recipients.
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10 October 2023
Helping those still cleaning up
More than half a year has passed since Cyclone Gabrielle caused tragedy and destruction across Hawke’s Bay and the East Coast. Ōmāhu man Shayne Nuku and his family are still counting the cost – but that hasn’t stopped them from rolling up their sleeves to help others still cleaning up.
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17 August 2023
Giving hope in cyclone-torn Hawke’s Bay communities
Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, regional project manager Carol Ball reflects on her time working alongside the ‘phenomenal’ Hawke’s Bay community.
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