Red Cross

The destruction brought by Cyclone Gabrielle has destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the North Island.

The recovery is set to cost billions and in some cases the damage caused will… Video, Audio

Canterbury music fans are in for a treat today, with Like A Rolling Stone hosting a 12 hour music extravaganza to support the people of Ukraine. Gretchen Kane joins the show from Christchurch to look… Audio

Kathryn speaks with Ukrainian journalist, now refugee in Poland Sofia Koczmar-Tymoshenko. She is one of an estimated two million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion, mostly to Poland, Hungary… Audio

Former journalist Corrine Ambler reckons Budapest is the most beautiful city in Europe. She is Calling Home this week to tell us about the incredible city - and her experience having Covid-19 while… Audio

James Griffiths works as an independent sustainability advisor in Geneva and is more than happy with his lot, despite the high cost of living and the fact he still misses his fellow countrymen and… Audio

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

Red Cross says thousands of foreign national visa holders in the country may be living in hardship and unaware of the government's $37 million programme of help. There are 355 thousand foreign… Audio

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

Red Cross is asking people in regional New Zealand to step up by volunteering in their refugee re-settlement program. About 100 refugee support volunteers are needed in Blenheim, Timaru, Levin… Audio

In this episode of Voices; we find out how some of our newest refugees feel about Christmas, New Years and the Kiwi summer holidays. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio

A Red Cross nurse talks about helping battle the measles virus in Samoa as the death toll rises to 70, only eight weeks after the epidemic began. Audio

The Islamic State leader thought to have been holding Louisa Akavi hostage has been killed - but there is no sign of the Kiwi nurse. Hope is fading.  Audio

Norway-based former West Coaster Mel Burford didn't pick up a camera until she was 19, but in 2006 she became the first New Zealander to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, for coverage of Hurricane… Audio

Bob McKerrow is a man of action. He's been a mountaineer, polar adventurer, humanitarian, and is now a lecturer, writer and poet. For 36 years he worked in conflict situations and in times of major… Audio, Gallery

The strongest cyclone to hit coastal India for years yielded spectacular shots of devastation for TV news and social media this week. But the real story was why so few people died in such a poor and… Audio

For five years our news media kept the story of kidnapped nurse Louisa Akavi under wraps and this week they won praise for putting her safety ahead of a scoop. But the last time this happened, the… Audio

The International Red Cross has been slammed for it's decision to go public with the kidnapping of New Zealand nurse Louisa Akavi in Syria.  Audio

While the fate of Red Cross nurse Louisa Akavi remains unknown five years after she was abducted in Syria, her family, the Red Cross and the New Zealand government say they have not given up hope… Video, Audio