Mike Seawright
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 7 May 2024
On today's episode, junior doctors around the motu are striking over pay, Resident Doctors' Association executive secretary and treasurer Dr Bill Lu joins us, Relief Aid founder and executive director… Audio
Israel strikes Rafah as 100,000 forced to evacuate
Israel says it will continue with its planned military operation in the southern Gaza city to maintain pressure on Hamas. Relief Aid founder and executive director Mike Seawright spoke to Charlotte… Audio
Relief Aid founder on aid workers being killed in Gaza
Israel is facing united criticism from its allies after its killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza this week. New Zealand group Relief Aid says it shows that no one in the region… Audio
Russia’s war in Ukraine – Two years on: The humanitarian
Mike Seawright founded the international humanitarian organisation ReliefAid whose work also continues in Gaza, Syria, and Afghanistan. He joins Jim. Audio
Mike Seawright: Aid team on the ground in the Gaza
Mike Seawright is the Aucklander who was once an investment banker with a yacht. Then Mike discovered a new purpose in life - he founded the NZ charity ReliefAid, run by hard working volunteers on the… Audio
Relief slowly getting into Gaza as conditions deteriorate
The death toll has reached over 10,000 in Gaza, just one month after fighters from Hamas launched a series of surprise attacks on Israel that killed 1,400 people.
Aid hasn't reached Northern Gaza… Audio
Turkey earthquake death toll nearing 20,000
The death toll in Turkey and Syria is closing in on 20,000 people.
More than 19,700 people have died and thousands more are missing or injured following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck… Audio
Safety concerns for aid volunteers with NZer missing in Ukraine
There are concerns about the safety of those delivering aid in war-torn regions, after the son of two prominent doctors has been reported missing in Ukraine.
Andrew Bagshaw has been volunteering… Audio
Mike Seawright: ReliefAid on the ground in Ukraine
With over 8 million people displaced from their homes, ReliefAid is one the ground with emergency food, medical supplies and shelter materials until more permanent solutions can be found. Audio
New Zealand aid worker on visiting Ukraine
A New Zealand aid worker preparing to return to Ukraine has come across one former New Zealand Defence force worker in his time in the invaded country.
The Defence Force is still unable to rule out… Audio
Aid workers bracing for renewed Russian attacks
There has been no let up in Russia's military offensive against Ukraine since Sunday Morning last spoke to ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright in Kyiv a month ago. He's back with us for an update on how… Audio
New Zealand aid worker in Ukraine expands operations
Inside Ukraine the fighting that is causing the exodus of so many people is continuing on multiple fronts. The Mayor of Kyiv, former boxing champion Vitali Klitschcko, says the capital has been turned… Audio
New Zealand aid worker heading into Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is sparing no sector of society. Civilians, children and aid workers have been among the casualties. United Nations agencies are in Ukraine to bring food and medicines. Another… Audio
Getting Aid to Afghanistan
We chat to Mike Seawright, Founder & Executive Director or ReliefAid who in response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, have commenced aid operations in Kabul and Bamyan Province… Audio
Humanitarian agencies caught short leaving Afghanistan
Mike Seawright is a former diplomat and founder of humanitarian organisation Relief Aid. He's been in touch with his numerous contacts in Afghanistan, where he spent two years from 2010. Audio
Ten years since start of Syrian crisis
The Syrian crisis has reached an unwelcome milestone, with 10 years having passed since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad's government first began in March of 2011.
Those protests… Audio
ReliefAid: Helping Syrians amid a global pandemic
Mike Seawright went from being an investment banker to setting up an humanitarian organisation that helps families affected by the brutal civil war inside Syria. In 2020, his organisation ReliefAid… Audio
Protecting families in Syrian refugee camps against Covid-19
One million people have been displaced into camps in Syria this year alone, and ReliefAid is preparing its latest distributions including helping to protect families in Idlib Province against the risk… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Syria
Mike Seawright from ReliefAid has recently returned from the Middle East overseeing the charity's latest aid deliveries in Syria. The team have been working day and night to help families fleeing the… Audio
Something For The Weekend
As you may be aware Sunday the 19th of August is World Humanitarian Day. Supported by over two million people who took social action last year, the day raises awareness of the plight of civilians… Audio