NZ Red Cross - Latest News [Page 18]
Photo Exhibition Shows Cruel Reality Of War
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 2:29 pm | NZ Red Cross
A photo exhibition, titled ‘Humanity in the Midst of Crisis’, which shows the cruel reality of the impact of war on civilians around the world, will be on display for a limited time in Wellington from 29 – 31 August. More >>
Breakfast in Schools programme fuels brains
Friday, 27 July 2007, 10:18 am | NZ Red Cross
The steps New Zealand Red Cross took less than three months ago to ensure Kiwi kids receive a healthy breakfast before they start the school day has already proved invaluable and in demand. Each day over 200 hungry kids are fuelling their brains before they ... More >>
Sudan Now Home for 10 NZ Red Cross Aid Workers
Monday, 23 July 2007, 11:17 am | NZ Red Cross
This week, the tenth New Zealand Red Cross aid worker departs to join her Kiwi colleagues, helping thousands of vulnerable people in Sudan. Currently New Zealand Red Cross has 30 aid workers deployed in over 15 different countries, with a third of them ... More >>
SE Asia tsunami and NZ Red Cross 2½ years on
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 5:12 pm | NZ Red Cross
On Boxing Day 2004 it took only minutes for the South East Asia tsunami to destroy thousands of lives and livelihoods, and demolish vast tracts of costal area along the Indian Ocean rim. Two and a half years on the reconstruction and recovery programmes ... More >>
NZ Red Cross & NZ Government Provide Iraq Support
Monday, 18 June 2007, 4:52 pm | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross has welcomed the New Zealand Government's support to assist victims of conflict in Iraq as the humanitarian crisis in the country deepens. More >>
NZ Red Cross and Govt provide support for Iraq
Monday, 18 June 2007, 3:04 pm | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross has welcomed the New Zealand Government’s support to assist victims of conflict in Iraq as the humanitarian crisis in the country deepens. More >>
NZ Red Cross vulnerable without volunteers
Friday, 15 June 2007, 12:33 am | NZ Red Cross
Volunteer Awareness week (17-23 June) provides New Zealand Red Cross the opportunity to acknowledge and thank its pool of 25,000 volunteers operating across the country fulfilling many roles. More >>
NZ Red Cross vulnerable without volunteers
Friday, 15 June 2007, 12:16 am | NZ Red Cross
Volunteer Awareness week (17-23 June) provides New Zealand Red Cross the opportunity to acknowledge and thank its pool of 25,000 volunteers operating across the country fulfilling many roles. More >>
Children offered breakfast to start school day
Friday, 11 May 2007, 10:21 am | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross is taking steps to ensure Kiwi kids get a healthy breakfast before they start the school day. More >>
World Red Cross Day – Together For Humanity
Monday, 7 May 2007, 2:39 pm | NZ Red Cross
Working together to help those who can’t always help themselves has long been the ethos behind much of the work of New Zealand Red Cross, and that will be emphasised tomorrow, 8 May, on World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. More >>
Solomon Is: Red Cross relief operation in action
Wednesday, 11 April 2007, 1:23 pm | NZ Red Cross
The Solomon Islands Red Cross led relief operation, supported by New Zealand Red Cross, in the Western provinces of the Solomon Islands is in full swing. The Western provinces were the worst affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit ... More >>
NZ Red Cross deploys aid workers to Solomons
Wednesday, 4 April 2007, 12:50 am | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross will deploy a further three New Zealand aid workers and a communications kit to the Solomon Islands. More >>
Solomons: Earthquake and Tsunami Response
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 11:40 am | NZ Red Cross
As a result of the international Red Cross response to the earthquake and subsequent localised tsunami which hit the Solomon Islands yesterday, New Zealand Red Cross employee Douglas Clark was deployed to Honiara last night to assist with disaster ... More >>
Red Cross to Track Vulnerable Dementia Patients
Friday, 16 March 2007, 4:17 pm | NZ Red Cross
The Palmerston North branch of New Zealand Red Cross is about to launch an innovative new tracking programme designed to save the lives of people suffering from dementia related illness. Red Cross may offer the programme to other communities in need in ... More >>
NZ Red Cross donates more dollars to Darfur
Friday, 2 March 2007, 2:17 pm | NZ Red Cross
Money raised for New Zealand Red Cross at the Hanover White Tie and Diamonds Ball held in Auckland late last year will be donated to Darfur next week amid the increasing violence and deteriorating security situation in most parts of the region. More >>
Ground Breaking Marketing Technique for Calling
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 11:52 am | NZ Red Cross
An innovative ground breaking marketing technique is helping New Zealand Red Cross call New Zealanders for help during their annual appeal week. The new marketing technique, which involves synchronising outgoing phone calls with a television commercial currently ... More >>
New Zealand Red Cross Calling: Annual Appeal 2007
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 1:54 pm | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross will be calling next week, collecting for their annual appeal that starts on Monday 26 February and runs through until Sunday 4 March. More >>
NZ Red Cross, Govt support Indonesia Flood Victims
Friday, 9 February 2007, 1:44 pm | NZ Red Cross
New Zealand Red Cross has welcomed the New Zealand Government's support for the thousands of residents in Jakarta affected by the torrential rain and resultant severe flooding that hit the capital late last week. More >>
Kiwis to provide IT, telecomms disaster response
Monday, 29 January 2007, 1:25 pm | NZ Red Cross
A team of trained Kiwis could be the first to provide IT and telecommunications support to a disaster-affected country in Asia or the Pacific, thanks to some new Red Cross equipment. More >>
Christmas for Kiwi Red Cross aid workers
Friday, 22 December 2006, 1:44 pm | NZ Red Cross
Christmas for Kiwi Red Cross aid workers: turkeys in Sudan and typhoons in the Philippines More >>
