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The scale of it all: Lessons learned from the Red Cross NZ Disaster Relief Fund
The scale of the disaster took the Red Cross team by surprise.

Wairoa curtain call: Red Cross says it can no longer supply town with free curtains
No retirement villages or motels - so where will Wairoa get second-hand curtains?

East Coast cyclone recovery: Phil’s in it for the long haul
Phil Parker’s been on East Coast since Cyclone Gabrielle flooded Wairoa.

Cyclone relief enters new phase
Red Cross says help will be needed "in the years ahead".

Why is $7m of relief still to be allocated, six months after Gabrielle?
The fund's total donations currently sit at $27 million.

Regional council data reveals multi-billion-dollar cost of cyclone for Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay Regional Council data shows the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle so far is over $5b.

'Stupid': Thief accidentally films his own vandalism of CCTV camera
The 52-year-old admitted to police it was a 'stupid' move.

More than half of Red Cross NZ Disaster Fund money allocated to Hawke's Bay
$26 million has been donated in response to cyclone effects across the country.

'Supporting them as much as we can': Mount RSA donates $18k to cyclone relief
Earlier this month, Red Cross granted $1 million to the Hawke's Bay Disaster Relief Trust.

The New Zealand Disaster Fund: What is it and how is it helping Hawke’s Bay?
NZME has raised $13 million for the Red Cross's fund so far.

Red Cross Whanganui share cyclone relief experiences
"...as we went around the back we realised it was full of kittens.”

$13 million! Red Cross fund backed by NZ Herald already helping cyclone-ravaged regions
Donations are used to provide ongoing support to those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

ANZ donates $3 million to cyclone relief
The bank has joined ASB and BNZ in making donations; Westpac offering small business fund.

'Like flying into a warzone': How Whanganui's helping the Cylone Gabrielle relief
Six personnel from the Whanganui Fire Station are assisting Urban Search and Rescue.

Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses
5400 shipping containers, 200,000 tents dispatched after 332,000 dwellings destroyed.

Quake death toll passes 20,000 as survivors struggle to stay warm and fed
Grim toll has surpassed 2011 Fukushima quake and tsunami that killed more than 18,400.

Hope fading as quake deaths pass 11,000, window for survival closes
Race on as “statistically today is the day when we’re going to stop finding people".

Who is helping? The massive aid effort underway after Turkey quake
Engineers, soldiers, paramedics, search dogs & handlers on way as world pitches in.

'We will win this war: Ukraine's Zelenskyy delivers rousing speech to Parliament
The New Zealand Government is increasing its support for Ukraine.

Covid-19: WHO records 140 cases in Tuvalu
Community transmission was only picked up 6 days ago and now it's past 100.

Last stand: Evacuation efforts go on at sprawling Ukrainian steel mill
Efforts to evacuate civilians from tunnels beneath Ukrainian steel mill are continuing.