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![Critical blood shortage in Fiji](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Critical blood shortage in Fiji
Volunteers asking friends and family to donate as Covid keeps usual donors away.
!['I was scared I was about to die': 16 blood donors saved new mum's life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I was scared I was about to die': 16 blood donors saved new mum's life
Mum pleads for people to give blood saying she's alive thanks to donations from 16 people.
![Blood donor criteria changes around gay sex, sex workers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blood donor criteria changes around gay sex, sex workers
The deferral period has been reduced from 12 months to just three months.
![White Island tour guide's message to 28 strangers: Thank you for saving my life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
White Island tour guide's message to 28 strangers: Thank you for saving my life
A simple act of generosity costs about an hour.
![Blood donors urged to help maintain supply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blood donors urged to help maintain supply
People are being encouraged to donate blood while they are still healthy.
!['Constant demand': Healthy Kiwis urged to continue donating blood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Constant demand': Healthy Kiwis urged to continue donating blood
Blood has a short shelf life so ensuring an adequate supply is maintained is vital.
![White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
White Island: Story behind the skin grafts coming for burn victims
Members of the public offer to donate their own skin to help severely burnt victims.
![Human skin coming from Ohio to help White Island burn victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Human skin coming from Ohio to help White Island burn victims
As surgeons continue to work around the clock, 28 people remain in hospital.
![Doctors order 1.2 million sq cm of skin to save White Island volcano survivors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Doctors order 1.2 million sq cm of skin to save White Island volcano survivors
The amount of skin needed for burn victims equates to about 60 donors.
![Red alert: Why the Blood Service is desperate for middle-aged men](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Red alert: Why the Blood Service is desperate for middle-aged men
The NZ Blood Service needs more donors but there is a clinical reason men are in demand.
![Heartfelt petition followed by gift of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartfelt petition followed by gift of life
Organ donor campaigner's dramatic road to recovery.
![Heart op study stuns experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heart op study stuns experts
Blood transfusions given to older heart surgery patients could do more harm than good.
![Saved by blood: Teen in coma after what she thought was a cold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Saved by blood: Teen in coma after what she thought was a cold
More than 600,000 New Zealanders have donated blood in the last 20 years.
![Jake Bailey: Do me a favour, and save a life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jake Bailey: Do me a favour, and save a life
Comment: This is something you should do. If not for me, for yourself or your family.
!['We've all got time to give'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We've all got time to give'
Donating blood, plasma and platelets is driven by reasons close to Todd Lust's heart.
![How 46 people saved quake victim who lost legs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How 46 people saved quake victim who lost legs
Christchurch quake survivor Brian Coker has called on Kiwis to give blood and save lives.
![Know your blood type and save a life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Know your blood type and save a life
The New Zealand Blood Service needs 20,000 new life-savers to donate blood.
!['They saved my little boy'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'They saved my little boy'
Narelle Ahrens' son needed two blood transfusions before he was even born
![Blood recipient says thanks for the boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blood recipient says thanks for the boost
Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.
!['You don't have to be a doctor to save a life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'You don't have to be a doctor to save a life'
Esther Pekepo wouldn't be alive today were it not for the generosity of strangers.