ADRA New Zealand

In the early hours of the morning of 10 February Tropical Cyclone Pat hit the Southern Cook Islands, with Aitutaki Island being seriously hit.
At the height of the cyclone there were destructive wind gusts of up to 185 km/hr were recorded and ADRA New Zealand’s Cook Islands partner, the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Mission, [...]

In the early hours of the morning of 10 February Tropical Cyclone Pat hit the Southern Cook Islands, with Aitutaki Island being seriously hit. At the height of the cyclone there were destructive wind gusts of up to 185 km/hr. Of the 711 houses on the island, 85% are severely damaged. There is an [...]

ADRA is launching an immediate response following a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake on January 12 that leveled much of Haiti’s capital, affecting an estimated 3 million people, and raising fears that up to 500,000 have died, according to preliminary news reports.
“Many, many have died,” said Ketteline Israel, administrative assistant for ADRA Haiti, in a message from [...]

ADRA New Zealand is commencing a recovery programme following immediate relief work in Samoa in the villages of Saleapaga, Satitoa and Saleaumaua, three of the most devastated areas on the south coast of the island of Upolu.
ADRA NZ International Programme Director, Dayan Eager, has instigated a reconstruction and recovery project that will see local unemployed [...]

Volunteers working with ADRA New Zealand and Australia have produced three short films regarding their relief and recovery work.
Robert Patton, Manager, Emergency Management, says the videos were taken from hours of footage by a local church station and produced by a local production company, Good News Productions. The local volunteers spent hours filming and editing [...]

Representatives from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) New Zealand and Australia will be attending the memorial services for the victims of the 29 September tsunami in Samoa.
Robert Patton, Manager, Emergency Management, says his team are planning to attend the services to show their support for the Samoan community.
”This day is about grieving [...]

ADRA is planning to stay in Samoa to help rebuild communities, as the relief phase is moving into rebuilding and recovery.
Robert Patton, Manager, Emergency Management, says that the 30 day food distrubtion programme is meeting the needs of the people in affected communities but support for Samoa will continue beyond this programme.
”We are in the [...]

ADRA in conjunction with the National Disaster Management Office of Samoa has commenced a 30 day food assistance programme to three villages ravaged by last weeks Tsunami, one of the first international aid organisations to do so.
”The aim of this food assistance is to support local communities who have been devastated by this tragic event. [...]

ADRA is providing immediate food and water relief for 1500-2000 people affected by the tsunami that devastated coastal areas of Samoa on Wednesday.
ADRA is providing packs of flour, sugar, tinned fish, dry food, bottled water and cooking oil to survivors of the disaster for an initial 30 days period, to help sustain them in the [...]

ADRA continues to respond in Samoa, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Wednesday morning.
ADRA offices in the Pacific are coordinating a response with local partners, and have deployed Mr. Dayan Eager, International Programmes Director for ADRA New Zealand, to Samoa to provide emergency management support to the response efforts. Mr. Eager has been [...]