Stories

For husband and wife Garry and Janice Graham delivering Meals on Wheels is a team effort: one drives while the other drops off the meals. It’s an ideal system the couple has perfected over the many years volunteering with New Zealand Red Cross.

More than 6,000 Kiwi households across Aotearoa hard hit by COVID-19 have received a Red Cross Parcel.

In June, our iconic Red Cross Parcels were gifted to vulnerable members of our community. The revival of our parcels provided Kiwis with a boost during these COVID-19 times. But the story of the Red Cross Parcels, and the hope they bring, begins more than a century ago.