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.
20 June 2024
Pātaka Ora welcomes everyone
Araiteuru Marae in Ōtepoti | Dunedin hosts a weekly event, Pātaka Ora. For the past few years, it has been a place for anyone to meet people from different cultures.
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19 June 2024
Shortages of Meals on Wheels drivers in South Auckland means volunteers are doing multiple shifts a week
Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in South Auckland’s Otahuhu and Mount Wellington suburbs to help volunteers doing multiple shifts a week.
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18 June 2024
Outside the comfort zone
Taranaki’s Disaster Welfare and Support Team leader reflects on responding to Cyclone Gabrielle, recruiting new team members, and making a home in Aotearoa.
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11 June 2024
Our newest and brightest Red Cross Shop has opened
If you find yourself driving up Vanguard Street in Nelson, you’ll find our newest, brightest, and — some would argue — bestest Red Cross Shop.
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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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