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.
2 October 2024
"My Mum who does Red Cross" – meet Krystal Boyes
Krystal Boyes first came across our Disaster Welfare Support Teams while on a first aid course. Today, six years later, Krystal leads the Whanganui Disaster Welfare Support Team and has been deployed both locally and around the country.
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26 September 2024
Nurturing mental wellbeing: It's ok not to be ok
Mental health and wellbeing are important in nurturing our emotional wellbeing, which plays a huge role in our daily lives. Our Psychological First Aid Team Lead, Alistair Souch, says, " It's okay not to be okay.”
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11 September 2024
Learning for life – kaupapa Māori training at Red Cross
Growing our understanding and confidence in Te Ao Māori helps us develop the tools we need to navigate our work alongside iwi Māori. It better connects us to the histories, cultural heritage, locations, and language of Aotearoa.
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11 September 2024
From student to teacher – Te Tiriti o Waitangi in our own language
We brought our refugee resettlement employees together so they could do core training to support former refugee communities.
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30 August 2024
International Day of the Disappeared: Remembering the missing
The International Day of the Disappeared is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the families of missing persons and to remember their missing relatives. We want families to know that they are not alone, that their loved ones are not forgotten, and that the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement continues to work to help them find the answers and support they deserve.
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