Kiwi K.A.R.E.: Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine by Tenby Powell

Ukraine’s New Zealander Supporter Is Back, Risking Danger, with More Aid (video)

09/27/2026

Tenby Powell is a veteran, businessman, and humanitarian who Chairs Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation (Kiwi K.A.R.E.), a New Zealand charitable trust delivering frontline humanitarian aid in Ukraine: Heat-for Health (stoves and water boilers), Road-of-Life (civilian evacuations and emergency vehicles), and Lifeline Logistics (medical aid). Kiwi K.A.R.E has been operating in Ukraine since May 2022. Powell also chairs the New Zealand Ukraine Business Association (NZUBA). He speaks again with Kyiv Post’s Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo about his ongoing activities, braving the constant Russian attacks.