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Donate NowSyria on the ground – ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to RNZ Nights
November 23, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Bryan Crump from RNZ Nights about how things are in Syria and how those on the ground see the future.
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Radio NZ Morning Report about ending the war and keeping families alive
November 1, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Radio NZ Morning Report about ending the war and keeping families alive.
Eight-year-old’s fundraising efforts aid families in Aleppo
October 17, 2017 | News
War-torn Aleppo is pretty far removed from most eight-year-old's radars but not so for one Upper Hutt schoolgirl.
TEDx Tauranga 2017 – ReliefAid’s Mike Seawright talks about delivering humanitarian work abroad
October 6, 2017 | News
Having spent over a decade delivering humanitarian assistance to families living in the world's war zones Mike is one of 10 speakers headlining the fifth TEDxTauranga event.
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright speaks to Newshub’s the AM Show about what’s next for Syria
July 19, 2017 | News
ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright talks to Duncan Garner from the AM Show about the challenges of delivering aid in Syria.
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright speaks to The Cafe about the ongoing conflict in Syria
June 22, 2017 | News
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright talks to Mel Homer and Mike Puru from The Cafe about how families in Syria continue to suffer as a result of 6+ years of war.
Mike Seawright on Syria
June 21, 2017 | News
Founder and Executive Director of ReliefAid Mike Seawright talks to partner ShelterBox UK about the distribution of shelter and education aid into Syria
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright speaks to Newshub’s the AM show on the 6th anniversary of the Syrian civil war
March 15, 2017 | News
NewsHub Duncan Garner spoke to ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright and Otago University Politics Lecturer Professor Bill Harris about the Syrian conflict six years on.
ReliefAid founder discusses the situation in Syria with NewsTalk ZB Larry Williams
December 16, 2016 | News
Syria is once again the scene of heavy fighting affecting innocent families caught in the middle of the crisis. ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director Mike Seawright spoke to Newstalk ZB Larry Williams about the latest on the situation. Read the full article and watch the video by clicking on the image below:
ReliefAid on BBC5 Live
December 15, 2016 | News
BBC Radio 5 Live – presented by Faye Ruscoe Mike’s interview begins at 06:30:00 and lasts 14:47 minutes. Click on the image below to begin playback.
Listen to ReliefAid Founder respond to comment ‘Syria Says West Doesn’t Really Care’ on BBC World Service
December 15, 2016 | News
BBC World Service – Mike’s interview begins at 00:40 until 04:37. Click on the image below to begin playback.
ReliefAid Founder discusses the Aleppo ceasefire collapse with NewsHub NZ’s Paul Henry
December 15, 2016 | News
The Syrian city of Aleppo is once again the scene of heavy fighting after a truce to allow civilians and rebel fighters to flee the war zone collapsed overnight. Relief Aid director Mike Seawright spoke to Paul Henry with the latest on the situation. Click on the image below to be re-directed to the interview
