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Mike Seawright returns to Syria after fall of Assad
April 27, 2025 | RNZ Sunday Morning - Syria
ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright returned to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime last December, to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground.
On the ground in Ukraine with ReliefAid
April 14, 2025 | RNZ Nights - Ukraine
ReliefAid Founder, Mike Seawright, speaks live from Ukraine to discuss the deadly attacks in Sumy, the current feeling amongst the Ukrainian people and ReliefAid's recent aid distributions in Mykolaiv.
‘If a village has children, it has a future’: The Ukrainians returning home during war
March 25, 2025 | The Spinoff - Ukraine
Journalist Tasha Black visited ReliefAid's distributions in Partyzanske, Ukraine, where our team provide crucial reconstruction materials to families returning to rebuild their homes.
The war that never ended returns to Gaza
March 20, 2025 | Gaza - Newstalk ZB
Mike Seawright, ReliefAid's Founder and Executive Director, talks to NewsTalk ZB regarding the end of the fragile ceasefire and the urgent need for aid to reach families in Gaza.
Care Home Residents Cycle for Gaza
February 6, 2025 | Gaza - Whakatane Beacon
Anne Bulley, ReliefAid’s Communications Director, visited the Bupa Mary Shapley Care Home in Whakatāne to celebrate the home's incredible fundraising efforts.
Mike Seawright, ReliefAid Founder, discusses the Gaza ceasefire and it’s implications on aid delivery
January 17, 2025 | Gaza - RNZ Sunday Morning
Mike joined Paddy Gower to discuss the deal negotiated between Hamas and Israel which ensures at least 600 truckloads of humanitarian aid will enter Gaza every day of the proposed six week ceasefire.
NZ charity delivers aid to more than a million people in conflict zones
December 15, 2024 | News - RNZ Sunday Morning
Mike Seawright, ReliefAid founder, joins Jim Mora on RNZ to celebrate a huge milestone - ten years since our founding, ReliefAid has delivered life-saving aid to over one million people in conflict zones.
Mike Seawright discusses Gifts for Gaza with Jesse Mulligan
December 4, 2024 | Gaza - RNZ Afternoons
Listen to ReliefAid founder Mike Seawright on RNZ Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan.
Gaza: Running out of money for aid delivery and the Gifts for Gaza campaign
November 29, 2024 | Gaza - Uncategorised
Press release: NZ charity running out of money for Gaza aid delivery
NZ Listener: Kiwi aid workers in Ukraine and Gaza
November 11, 2024 | Uncategorised
Lawrence Watt shares insights from his conversation with Mike Seawright, ReliefAid Founder, about New Zealanders delivering life-saving aid to families in Ukraine and Gaza. Discover the full story in the article here
RNZ Nights: Mike Seawright, ReliefAid Founder, discusses one year of conflict in Gaza
October 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
ReliefAid Founder Mike joins Emile Donovan on RNZ Nights to talk about the situation in Gaza one year after the conflict that escalated on 7 October 2023.
Marathon in Ukraine
September 3, 2024 | General
On 1 September 2024, Bromont Ultra ambassador, actress, and ultramarathoner Anne-Lise Nadeau completed a marathon in Irpin to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
