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The disaster relief charity Taskforce Kiwi was founded two years ago by Richard Adams and since then it has been on the ground, supporting local communities and emergency services at many of our major weather events - the Auckland Anniversary floods, post Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawkes bay and the Port Hills fires, as well as disaster zones abroad.
Richard Adams is a serving officer in the New Zealand Army - a former British Army Officer who served in Afghanistan.
He spent five years working in rural fire in Victoria, as well as with Disaster Relief Australia.
Taskforce Kiwi is largely made up of Defence Force veterans and others with key skills.
Richard is a semi finalist in the New Zealander of the Year Awards.
