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.
8 October 2024
Safe haven from flooding with toys and a view
Mark Wills was in Dunedin for a couple of hours with his two children to meet friends when the road closed behind them and left them stranded.
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7 October 2024
One year of increased violence and suffering in the Middle East
Ordinary people are bearing the brunt of the ongoing devastating conflict in the occupied Palestinian territories, Israel, and neighbouring countries.
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7 October 2024
Warm smiles and a dry roof for flood-affected people in the South
Two of the wettest days in over a hundred years left a number of Dunedin and Otago people without safe homes or stranded away from home last week.
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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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