Rachel O'connor
New Zealanders rally to support Afghan evacuees
Locked-down Kiwis have rallied to answer a call for clothes and shoes for Afghan evacuees. Dozens of Afghan nationals escaping the Taliban have either arrived in the counrty or are due to in the… Audio
Afghanistan: Red Cross on new arrivals' needs
Who are the people from Afghanistan our country will shortly be welcoming? What are their stories? What state will they be in upon arrival to Auckland?
New Zealand Red Cross doesn't know the exact… Audio
Home for Dinner by Rachel O'Connor
Jack disembarks after active service during the Great War and heads for home. But what sort of welcome awaits him?
Told by Alex Greig Audio
The Rising Road by Rachel O'Connor
With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot-torn Dublin circa 1912?
Told by Noelle McCarthy Audio
Kiwis show their stuff at Masters Games
Almost five thousand athletes --many grey at temple and even more tight of muscle - have been put through their paces at the New Zealand Masters Games in Whanganui this week.
Participants aged… Audio
Red Cross urges Government to let waiting refugees into NZ
About a thousand refugees who are set to be resettled in New Zealand remain trapped abroad, waiting for the immigration doors to open.
The first batch of 16 refugees to arrive in the country since… Audio
Millions spent helping immigrants stranded in NZ
The Government and Red Cross have spent more than $15 million helping immigrants to pay their rent and bills after becoming stranded in the country without jobs.
Red Cross says some of those helped… Audio
First post-pandemic refugees finish managed isolation
The first batch of refugees to arrive in the country since the border closed have now completed managed isolation.
The 16 asylum seekers were prioritised as emergency cases because of a perceived… Audio
Newly resettled refugees and the lockdown
Newly resettled former refugees who've just begun to find their feet in their new communities across New Zealand are getting by in lockdown with the help of volunteers from Red Cross. Produced by… Audio
Home for Dinner - by Rachel O'Connor
Jack disembarks after active service during the great war and heads for home, but what sort of welcome awaits him there? Audio
The Rising Road - by Rachel O'Connor
With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot torn Dublin circa 1912. Audio
Red Cross in Christchurch
The Red Cross, with the Police, have set up a missing people register, is providing psychological support to families in Christchurch and has been working with relatives arriving at Auckland airport… Audio
More funding needed to match uptick in refugee numbers
Last year the National government did what governments for thirty years have declined to do and lifted the quota for refugees - from just 750 to 1000. As part of RNZ's "Is this the Brighter Future"… Audio
First Syrian refugees arrive in Wellington tomorrow
The first of the Syrian refugees to arrive under the emergency quota will move to Wellington tomorrow. Audio
Red Cross joining voices calling for increase of refugee quota
All of the government's support partners say there's a strong case for New Zealand's annual refugee quota to be increased from 750, to at least 1000. Audio
The plight of traumatised refugee families coming to NZ
Jeff Thomas is General Manager of Refugee Trauma Recovery, and Rachel O'Connor, who is National Programme Development Manager for Red Cross. Audio