New Zealand Red Cross volunteer Esmee Rawden. Photo: New Zealand Red Cross
Moving to a new country can be challenging at the best of times but imagine coming to a new home as a refugee.
You're grateful to have a chance at a new life, to feel and safe and secure, to have access to basic necessities and so much more.
But you're also coming to terms with what you've had to leave behind.
The first people you meet as a refugee in New Zealand will have a profound influence on how well you adjust and settle.
It's an important role and the Red Cross needs more people to volunteer - especially in Manawatu and Horowhenua where they are expecting a new influx of families.
Esmee Rawden is a volunteer with NZ Red Cross and she speaks to Jesse.
