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Source: ONE News
People concerned about family members in Samoa should try to make contact with them in the first instance. Those with ongoing concerns can call 0800 432 111.
Anyone worried about the safety of non-New Zealand relatives in Samoa should contact the Samoan High Commission on 04 472 0953.
The New Zealand Red Cross has also launched a Samoa Tsunami Relief project at givealittle.co.nz
Oxfam NZ is accepting donations for their rapid response emergency fund online at www.oxfam.org.nz, by phone 0800 400 666, or you can make make an automatic $20 donation, please call 0900 600 20.
Donations from New Zealand can be made at any ANZ Branch
throughout New Zealand: ANZ (NZ) Samoa Appeal Fund or directly to
the Appeal Account, Account number 01 1839 0143546
00. Click
here for more information.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has launched a Pacific
Tsunami Appeal and is accepting donations online at
www.caritas.org.nz, by phone 0800 22 10 22, by
automatic $20 donation from a phone account 0900 4 11 11, or
cheques posted to Caritas, PO Box 12193, Wellington, 6144.
Mercury Energy Customers can donate to help Samoan disaster relief
online at
www.mercury.co.nz, by texting the word
Samoa followed by the amount you wish to pledge and your Mercury
Energy account number to 515 (e.g. Text 'Samoa 20 John
012345678'), or by calling 0800 10 18 10 between 7.30am and 9pm
Monday to Friday and 8am to 5pm on Saturday.
Habitat for Humanity is asking for help with the clean up as residents look to rebuild. Contact the organisation at http://www.habitat.org.nz/
Foreign Minister Murray McCully also announced details of the
Pacific Cooperation Foundation Tsunami Relief Fund. Deposits can be
made at any Westpac branch.
If you have clothes you'd like to donate you can do so at any
of three Auckland drop off points:
South Auckland - 68 Puriri Rd, Manurewa. Contact Belz & Stacey
via text or phone on 02 1143 2680 prior to drop off.
West Auckland - 109 Swanson Rd, Henderson. Contact Letti &
Jae'd via text or phone on 02 153 8580 prior to drop
off.
Central Auckland - PIPA, Carrington Road, UNITEC Entry 4.
Contact Olivia via text or phone on 02 1034 2981 or by phone
on 09 815 7486 prior to drop off.
Other Samoa tsunami relief donation drop off points in Auckland
are:
Mau Theatre, Corban Estate, 426 Great North Road, Henderson.
Te Wananga Aotearoa, 15 Canning Crescent, Mangere.
Christchurch drop-off points for donations of goods for the
people of Samoa are at the following locations:
Unit 2, 384 Worcester St, Linwood
St Vincent de Paul - 285 Stanmore road, Richmond
Meanwhile TEAR Fund has launched emergency appeals to aid the victims of the three disasters that have struck the Pacific region including Samoa, the Philippines and Indonesia.
You can donate to TEAR Fund's Disaster Relief Fund at
tearfund.org.nz .
You can also phone 0900 90777 to give an automatic $20 donation or
give through donation boxes at The CD and DVD stores around New
Zealand.
The Samoa Travel website has set up a form for people to fill in if
they cannot locate loved ones. The details will be passed on to the
Samoan government who will add them to a list of individuals to be
located. Click
HERE for the form.
