New Zealand Red Cross

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New Zealand Red Cross

Rīpeka Whero Aotearoa (in Māori)
Logo of the New Zealand Red Cross
Predecessor	The New Zealand Branch of the British Red Cross Society
Formation	1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Founder	The Earl of Liverpool, then Governor General of the Dominion of New Zealand, arranged a meeting to officially co-ordinate Red Cross groups.
Type	Non-governmental organisation
Legal status	Charity
Purpose	Humanitarianism
Headquarters	Wellington
Location	69 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington
Region	New Zealand, Oceania & Asia
Secretary General	Sarah Stuart-Black
Parent organization	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Staff	500
Volunteers	9,000
Website	www.redcross.org.nz

New Zealand Red Cross or Rīpeka Whero Aotearoa is a humanitarian organisation, which has more than 9,000 members and volunteers.^[1] In New Zealand, Red Cross delivers core community services, such as Meals on Wheels, refugee re-settlement services, first aid courses, and emergency management operations. Internationally, New Zealand Red Cross sends international delegates overseas to assist in areas where humanitarian assistance is needed, this includes disaster preparedness and response. In 2013, 17 delegates were sent to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan and in 2014, 18 New Zealand delegates responded to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.