Reports and publications
Find New Zealand Red Cross publications including our annual report, strategic plan, refugee resettlement reports, and copies of our magazine – RED.
Annual report
Our annual report for the year ending in June is published around October each year. You can find details of our activities and impact during the past year and get an overview from our National President – who is also our National Board Chair – and Secretary General. You’ll also find information on what we have been doing in each of our service areas:
- disaster management
- international programmes, and
- migration (refugee) programmes.
The report has information about our fundraising activities and financial information.
2024 Annual Report (PDF, 22MB)
2023 Annual Report (PDF, 13MB)
2022 Annual Report (PDF, 10MB)
2021 Annual Report (PDF, 15MB)
2020 Annual Report (PDF, 11MB)
Strategic plan
Our strategy 2030 outlines the direction and focus of New Zealand Red Cross between 2020 and 2030.
Guide for the Government on our Movement
New Zealand Red Cross achieves our humanitarian diplomacy goals by working alongside the Government and our colleagues in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
For more on how we work with the Movement and Government, see our guide below.
Refugee resettlement reports
Reuniting Families: A Path Forward for Aotearoa New Zealand report, released in January 2025, details a backlog of registrations for former refugee families to reunite and offers four options for clearing this backlog and achieving long-term balance. The report has been developed in partnership with the Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS), University of Auckland.
Reuniting Families: A Path Forward for Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 (PDF, 6.6MB)
The Humanitarian Migration Report, released in November 2022, is the only comprehensive overview of humanitarian issues across the migration sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In addition to describing a range of visa and migration categories, the report delves into emerging migration issues including people forced to migrate due to climate events, the challenges they face in emergencies and disasters, and public perceptions on migrants.
Humanitarian Migration Report 2022 (PDF, 16MB)
The below 2021 report is designed to support local authorities to successfully resettle refugees in their communities.
A warm welcome: The role of Councils in refugee settlement in New Zealand (PDF, 4.8MB)
New Zealand Red Cross Centenary book
In 2015 New Zealand Red Cross celebrated its 100th birthday. You can purchase a hardcover book written by historian Margaret Tennant that celebrates our history.
Order ‘Across the Street, Across the World' A history of the Red Cross in New Zealand 1915 – 2015