Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) is everyone’s responsibility, so everyone should have a say, and everyone’s views and ...

Find out about volunteering for New Zealand Red Cross. When you volunteer for Red Cross, you’re becoming a member of an ...

New Zealand Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal to support people affected by devastating flash flooding in northern Nepal, where thousands of people may have been affected and some of the ...

Every year on 20 June, we mark World Refugee Day to honour the courage of millions of people who have been forced to leave their homes. The day is also an opportunity to reaffirm our collective ...

Thanks to the generosity of New Zealand Red Cross donors, $150,000 raised through our Middle East Humanitarian Crisis Appeal has been distributed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ...

When Cyclone Ditwah battered Sri Lanka in late November 2025, it unleashed chaos - more than 3,000 landslides and rapid floods swamped 20 out of 25 districts, from tea-covered highlands to lowland ...

When Ayman arrived in Palmerston North in June 2024, he carried a mix of hope and uncertainty. After spending his childhood in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, Aotearoa New Zealand offered a safe place ...

On World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we recognise the work of millions of people around the world supporting communities in times of crisis. This year’s theme, United In humanity, recognises the ...

New Zealand Red Cross is supporting communities impacted by flooding and landslides across parts of the upper North Island following recent severe weather. Disaster Welfare and Support Team volunteers ...

“Don’t forget” is seemingly such a small request. It comes from New Zealand Red Cross international delegate Ellie van Baaren, currently in the Philippines, where three huge disasters have recently ...

When Nelson pharmacy owner, Deirdre ‘Dee’ Magee, faced a challenge, she turned it into her greatest asset – by hiring employees from refugee backgrounds. The decision has created a dedicated and ...

When Mary Anne Eyles received an email from the Honours Department telling her she’d been awarded a King’s Service Medal, her first thought was: this must be a scam. “I thought the email was a scam ...