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NZ Red Cross - Latest News [Page 13]

Red Cross Aid Sends Aid Worker To Haiti

Friday, 2 July 2010, 4:40 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross is posting experienced aid worker Kevin Duignan to Haiti on Monday to work on construction projects for six months. More >>

Red Cross Sends Aid Worker to Kyrgyzstan

Friday, 25 June 2010, 3:13 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross aid worker Grant Hargreaves is flying to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, tonight (Friday) to join an international Red Cross team. More >>

NZ Red Cross thanks its thousands of volunteers

Friday, 25 June 2010, 1:20 pm | NZ Red Cross

“Right across New Zealand, thousands of volunteers are involved in a wide range of activities including delivering Meals on Wheels, serving Breakfasts in Schools, working in Red Cross shops and, in emergency management teams, helping people when ... More >>

Red Cross Posts Five Aid Workers

Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:29 am | NZ Red Cross

In June, five New Zealand Red Cross aid workers are being posted overseas to work in a range of locations including Jordan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Ossetia and Fiji. They are: More >>

Red Cross Veteran Aid Worker In China

Thursday, 15 April 2010, 5:34 pm | NZ Red Cross

Red Cross veteran Warwick Inder has been deployed to China this week for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He will work with the Red Cross Society of China. More >>

NZ Red Cross IT Specialist In Solomon Islands

Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 10:26 am | NZ Red Cross

As part of ongoing disaster relief and recovery, Christchurch man Steve Davis was deployed to the Solomon Islands last Friday to assess Red Cross progress after a spate of disasters in the area including earthquakes, a tsunami and tropical cyclones. More >>

Red Cross Action in Fiji

Thursday, 18 March 2010, 11:52 am | NZ Red Cross

Fiji Red Cross Society emergency response teams are supplying aid to up to 18,000 evacuees and conducting disaster assessments. More >>

International Medal Awarded to NZ Red Cross worker

Monday, 15 March 2010, 12:56 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross aid worker Joyce Hood will receive the highest honour in the nursing profession on 18 March. More >>

Red Cross Responds to Devastation in Chile

Monday, 1 March 2010, 3:28 pm | NZ Red Cross

As the death toll from the massive earthquake which struck Chile on 27 February continues to climb above 700, the mobilisation of the Chilean Red Cross (CRC) and the international Red Cross gathers pace. More >>

New Zealand Red Cross’ Annual Appeal 2010

Sunday, 28 February 2010, 12:00 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross is asking people to SEE RED during the organisation’s Annual Appeal (1 March - 7 March).The message is particularly relevant today (Sunday) as New Zealand Red Cross joins emergency management organizations in preparing for a ... More >>

Red Cross Aid Workers Return to New Zealand

Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 5:18 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross aid workers sent to Tonga and the Cook Islands following destructive cyclones returned to New Zealand today (Tuesday 23 February). More >>

Bid Red for New Zealand Red Cross From 1 March

Monday, 22 February 2010, 4:45 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross is asking people to bid on fabulous red items on Trade Me from 1 - 10 March to raise funds for its Annual Appeal. Among the red goodies, worth more than $10,000, are a ruby necklace, 12 months free parking at any Wilson carpark, ... More >>

New Zealand Red Cross Responds to Pacific Storms

Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 10:08 am | NZ Red Cross

Two New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid workers are preparing to fly to the Pacific today to help in the clean up after Tropical Cyclones Pat and Rene. More >>

New Zealand Red Cross On Alert For Next Storm

Friday, 12 February 2010, 5:08 pm | NZ Red Cross

Red Cross aid workers in New Zealand and around the Pacific are on alert as Tropical Cyclone Rene gathers strength, threatening Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid workers remain on standby to fly to the Cook Islands to assist ... More >>

NZ Red Cross Workers On Standby For Cook Islands

Friday, 12 February 2010, 10:15 am | NZ Red Cross

Two New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid workers are on standby to fly to the Cook Islands to assist the Cook Islands Red Cross Society in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pat, a category three cyclone that hit early Thursday morning. More >>

Email Scam Targets Red Cross Supporters

Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:40 pm | NZ Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross has been notified of an email that may be circulating internationally which is asking people to “Help the British Red Cross in Haiti (last chance!). The email is headed with the distinctive Red Cross emblem. More >>

One Hundred Million Us Dollars Required In Haiti

Monday, 18 January 2010, 2:53 pm | NZ Red Cross

The world’s largest humanitarian network, the International Red Cross, continues to react swiftly to provide effective relief and recovery response operations in the earthquake devastated country of Haiti. More >>

Red Cross Action: Haiti

Friday, 15 January 2010, 12:18 pm | NZ Red Cross

The International Red Cross is moving quickly to deliver much needed humanitarian assistance to the devastated country of Haiti. The capital Port-au-Prince and Haiti's West Province suffered severe devastation after an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the ... More >>

Red Cross Action: Haiti

Thursday, 14 January 2010, 3:05 pm | NZ Red Cross

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Haiti early Wednesday morning (NZ time), inflicting severe devastation in the capital Port-au-Prince and Haiti's West Province. More >>

Five Years On: Boxing Day Tsunami

Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:21 pm | NZ Red Cross

On 26 December 2004, Boxing Day, a massive earthquake struck an area off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia The earthquake triggered tsunami waves that pummelled coastal areas at speeds of more than 500 kilometres per hour. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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