Read stories about New Zealand Red Cross and the work that we do, at home and abroad.
The first family from the annual refugee quota due to settle in Blenheim has finally arrived to their new home. It has been a long time coming for the family, as well as the Blenheim community.
Helping refugee-background young people settle in New Zealand is a key part of our work in Aotearoa. Support from Farmers Trading Company after the attacks on 15 March meant we could provide long-term and direct support to young people.
While 86-year-old Ian has supported countless former refugee families over the years and has become like a grandfather to many, during the lockdown, he has received as much support as he had given.
Her journey to New Zealand as a refugee hasn’t been an easy one but today, as a chef for Compassion Soup Kitchen and an essential worker during the lockdown, Suzanne* has found her purpose feeding hundreds of people in need in Wellington.
Red Cross volunteers and staff are using video calling and messaging apps to support newly arrived refugee families amid the ongoing COVID-19 response.
As our work supporting former refugees in New Zealand has been deemed an ‘essential’ service during the COVID-19 lockdown, Red Cross staff and volunteers are ensuring refugee background communities continue to receive support.
With the help of our Open Road driver training programme, former refugees are on the right track to becoming full New Zealand license holders.
Lakshman is a refugee support volunteer who has been matched with an impressive 14 different former refugee families. Over the years, he has kept in touch with most of them and has made many new friends.
Becoming a machinist for Elco Apparel in Dunedin has been a life-changing experience for Manahel, who fled Syria with her three children five years ago. It’s been as much about joining a new family as picking up new sewing skills.
A group of eager new Kiwis in Christchurch have had a thrilling introduction to Aotearoa’s national sport, made possible by AMI Insurance and new charity Samēkaha.
On 31 October 1944, 733 Polish children and their caregivers arrived in Wellington aboard the USS General Randall. It was the start of a new life.
New Zealand Red Cross welcomes the recent Government's announcement regarding Red Cross' role supporting former refugees in new settlement locations.
