Andrew Bagshaw who is the son of two prominent doctors has been reported missing while doing voluntary work in the war-torn country.<\/p>\n
He went there as a volunteer to assist the people of Ukraine by delivering humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n
In a statement via Kiwi Aid and Refugee Evacuation – an NGO working with volunteers in Ukraine – Andrew Bagshaw’s parents said their son was volunteering in the war-torn country because he believed it was the morally right thing to do.<\/p>\n
Philip and Sue Bagshaw said he had been delivering food and medicines and helping elderly people move from near the battlefront of the war.<\/p>\n
Philip Bagshaw is the founder of the Canterbury Charity Hospital while Sue Bagshaw has worked in the youth mental field for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n
The couple said agencies in New Zealand and the UK – where their son was born – are working hard to find him.<\/p>\n
They said Bagshaw is an “intelligent, independently minded person” who they love dearly, and they are grateful to everyone who is searching for them.<\/p>\n
Kiwi K.A.R.E (Kiwi Aid and Refugee Evacuation) director Tenby Powell told RNZ he was in close contact with the parents.<\/p>\n
“Clearly the family are very concerned, very upset, at Andrew’s disappearance,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We haven’t given up hope, you know there’s a number of people in Ukraine who are actively searching for him, including members of the Ukraine armed forces who have been very helpful at trying to identify and locate Andrew.”<\/p>\n
He said Bagshaw had been missing for two days.<\/p>\n
“While in the scheme that might not sound very much under normal circumstances, given where he is, and where he’s been operating, it’s a long time.”<\/p>\n
Powell said he had written to the New Zealand ambassador in Poland, Alana Hudson, and the Ukrainian ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, who responded quickly.<\/p>\n
“There’s a tremendous amount of goodwill in the sense that all the agencies, including MFAT [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade] now, are actively trying to locate and assist the Bagshaws in finding Andrew.”<\/p>\n
In a statement, MFAT said it was aware of reports a dual New Zealand\/ British national was missing in Ukraine, and it was in contact with the UK government.<\/p>\n
It said there were four New Zealanders registered on SafeTravel as being in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Surgeon Phil Bagshaw was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for his services to health in 2019. He helped establish the Canterbury Charity Hospital and now chairs its trust.<\/p>\n
The hospital has treated more than 20,000 people since it opened in Christchurch in 2007.<\/p>\n
It has been offering free elective day surgeries and medical clinics to people who did not qualify for or could not afford other health care.<\/p>\n
Since then, it has grown to four connected buildings, with a new purpose built reception area, kitchen and flat which opened last December.<\/p>\n
Andrew Bagshaw’s mother Dr Sue Bagshaw has worked in the youth health sector for three decades and is also a senior lecturer in paediatrics at the University of Otago in Christchurch.<\/p>\n
She was made a dame companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to youth health in 2019.<\/p>\n
No captionSue and Phil Bagshaw pictured in 2019. Photo: RNZ
\nNew Zealander Dominic Abelen was killed while fighting Russian forces in Ukraine last year and his body was not able to be repatriated.<\/p>\n
Abelen had served with New Zealand Defence Force, but at the time of his death he had been on a period of leave without pay and was not on active duty.<\/p>\n
Following his death the military contacted soldiers on leave without pay to stress they could not go to Ukraine as per the ‘do not travel’ advisory.<\/p>\n
A group of New Zealand soldiers were officially deployed in the UK from the end of August 2022 until 30 November 2022 to train Ukranian infantry recruits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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