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 February 2021
A chance to give back
Ten years have passed but Jaki George still vividly recalls 22 February 2011, the day a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit her home in Christchurch.
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17 December 2020
Behind the books and around the world
There’s something magical about the 'book people' of Palmerston North, a huge team of volunteers who make the impressive Palmerston North Book Sale happen. For the last few years, they’ve been helping to give the gift of books to communities around the world as well.
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10 November 2020
“They are like our second family”
The unlikeliest of friendships are often birthed out of common ground and interest. For Jenny and Dave Pullen, becoming Red Cross refugee support volunteers was in their common interest: to make new friends, both with other volunteers and the families they work with.
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21 July 2020
Giving back with a smile
It is not an unusual sight for the people along Dalton Street in Napier to run into a lovely lady with a big smile on her face, making her way to the local Red Cross Shop just around the corner onboard a mobility scooter.
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15 July 2020
Keeping people nice and warm during winter
Last year alone, New Zealand Red Cross’ Hawke’s Bay Curtain Bank has provided about 2,000 curtains to help 200 homes keep warm.
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