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.
22 April 2025
Statement by the IFRC Governing Board
We, the members of the Governing Board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), stand united in grief, solidarity, and outrage over the killings of eight dedicated volunteers and staff of the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
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22 April 2025
The power of humanity
Peter Scott was an Outward Bound instructor studying business when he applied to be an international delegate in 1996. Now our Pacific Programmes Lead, his first assignment was to southern Sudan in 1999.
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14 April 2025
John Dyer – leading New Zealand Red Cross into a new era
For John Dyer, our newly elected National President, leadership has always been about service, resilience, and people.
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14 April 2025
Meet our new National Youth Representative – Dan Wilden
Our newly elected National Youth Representative, Dan Wilden, is passionate about inspiring and mobilising the next generation of Red Cross people who volunteer their time.
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11 April 2025
Global humanitarian funding is everyone’s concern
As the consequences of the disastrous earthquake in Myanmar unfold, we are aware that the global landscape of humanitarian assistance funding is rapidly changing.
Our Secretary General, Sarah Stuart-Black, writes here about the impact of those changes.
Our Secretary General, Sarah Stuart-Black, writes here about the impact of those changes.
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