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.

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10 September 2025

Red Cross Movement mobilises urgent aid after devastating Afghanistan earthquake

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on 31 August, causing widespread destruction across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces.  

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Afghan Red Crescent earthquake response

29 August 2025

Humanity must come first in Gaza

Every day, civilians in Gaza continue to bear the brunt of armed conflict and violence, as injuries and hunger escalate and they suffer countless indignities.

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Kiwi nurse Felicity Gapes with a patient in Gaza

25 August 2025

Wherever the need is greatest – 65 years of our International Delegate Programme

Since 1960, we’ve sent team members overseas on more than 1,000 assignments to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity on the front line.

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18 August 2025

Service, sacrifice, and loss – Red Cross in Viet Nam

This year marks 50 years since the end of international armed conflict in Viet Nam. Between 1968 and 1975, we sent more than 30 team members to help people affected by the conflict. This Vietnam Veterans’ Day, we’re taking the time to remember our people who dedicated their time to upholding human dignity and protecting humanity in Viet Nam.

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14 August 2025

‘We came as individuals, we left as a family’ – building first aid capability across the Pacific

When our International Delegate Lesley Jacobson arrived in Fiji to train first aid instructors from across the Pacific, she knew she was there to teach, but she didn’t expect how much she would learn too.

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International Delegate Lesley Jacobson

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