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Donate NowStuff: Two workers for NZ charity ReliefAid killed when homes bombed in Gaza
November 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
A New Zealand charity that provides aid to war-torn nations has had two of its refugee employees killed in the Gaza Strip.
NZ Herald: Two workers for New Zealand charity Relief Aid killed when homes bombed in Gaza
November 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
A New Zealand charity that provides aid to war-torn nations has had two of its refugee employees killed in Gaza.
RNZ Sunday: Aid team on the ground in the Gaza
November 12, 2023 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright talks to RNZ Sunday's Jim Mora about the situation in Gaza.
RNZ Morning Report: Relief slowly getting into Gaza as conditions deteriorate
November 8, 2023 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright speaks to RNZ Morning Report Corin Dann about relief slowly getting into Gaza as conditions deteriorate
Listener: In the line of fire
July 15, 2023 | Uncategorised
Exchanging high finance for aid work has put Aucklander Mike Seawright in the front line of the world’s hellholes. Click below to read the full article on ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director, Mike Seawright and our work in Ukraine. Click here to read the full article.
The Ukrainian Weekly: Delivering aid to residents in eastern Ukraine amid looming Russian artillery fire
May 19, 2023 | Uncategorised
A Ukrainian journalist joins Kate, a ReliefAid Team Member, for an aid distribution in eastern Ukraine amidst the chaos of the ongoing conflict. To read the article, click the following link: Reporter’s notebook–ukrweekly.com “An individual inspects the damage done to civilian infrastructure following a Russian attack. PREOBRAZHENKA, Ukraine – The van crests a small hill,
More FM: Communications Director, Anne Bulley, speaks on out-of-the-box fundraising campaign to reach James Blunt
April 26, 2023 | Uncategorised
https://omny.fm/shows/jay-jay-flynny/an-incredible-charity-needs-your-help-to-track-dow In this interview, ReliefAid Communications Director, Anne Bulley, speaks to Jay-Jay & Flynny about “Blunt-Aid”– an out of the box fundraising campaign to reach musician, James Blunt. Listen to the interview to learn more!
Stuff: Mike Seawright discusses war being the norm for Ukrainians a year after invasion
February 24, 2023 | Uncategorised
“People had hoped that war would finish. But in reality, it hasn’t, and so they’ve had to get on with their lives.” Check out this interview of ReliefAid Founder and Executive Director, Mike Seawright, discussing the reality of war for Ukrainians after a year of war. Click here to visit the original article.
RNZ: Mike Seawright speaks to RNZ after catastrophic Turkey-Syria earthquake
February 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid’s founder and executive director speaks to RNZ’s Morning Report in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and NW Syria. Listen to the interview below: Click here for the original article.
RNZ: “It’s a Catch 22: How dangerous is it getting into Ukraine?”
January 31, 2023 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid’s Communications Director, Anne Bulley, speaks on RNZ’s “The Detail” about her recent trip to Ukraine. “It’s a catch-22 isn’t it?” says Bulley. “Because if you would never put an aid worker into a war zone that means you’d never take humanitarian aid in which actually means that so many more people would die.”
RNZ: Ukrainians in NZ keen to celebrate Christmas despite war back home
December 22, 2022 | Uncategorised
RNZ highlights how Christmas is starkly different this year, featuring one of our incredible team members, Sofia, who is on the ground in Ukraine. “I think there’s a huge community spirit here – the help people give their neighbours and rebuilding in these tough conflict conditions.” -Sofia, ReliefAid Ukraine Team Member Click here to read
RNZ: ReliefAid on the ground in Ukraine
November 27, 2022 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid’s Founder and Executive Director, Mike Seawright, speaks on RNZ Sunday Morning speaking on all he has seen in Ukraine in the wake of recent missile strikes, harsh winter conditions and the work ReliefAid doing in response. “They’re still bearing the scars of what happened before and what they’re living through now… But what’s really
