Mike Seawright

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We first spoke to Mike Seawright, Founder & Executive Director of ReliefAid about a year ago on Nights. Mike has recently returned from the Middle East after overseeing their latest delivery of winter… Audio, Gallery