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If you have strong links with local cultural and community groups, you're the perfect person to help us make the 2011 Census a success. The census is a snapshot of the people in New Zealand and where we live. We'd love you to help us spread the word - ensure your community knows what census is, what to expect, and why everyone needs to complete their forms. More...

We would like to welcome Angela Long to Deaf Aotearoa. She will be working as a Senior Service Co-ordinator, as well as being a Service Co-ordinator herself. Angela brings social work experience from the UK and will be valuable to our service. She will be based in Hawkes Bay. More...

The Review of Special Education has sought feedback on a broad range of issues. In deaf education there are a number of specific drivers for change. We would like your help to improve specialist education services for deaf and hearing impaired children and young people. The Deaf Education Steering Group has been working over the past 12 months on a range of issues relating to the provision and resourcing of specialist education services and supports across New Zealand for the deaf and hearing impaired. More...

Earlybird registration is now OPEN for NZ Sign Language Teachers Association 11th National Conference this November in Wellington! This special offer is available until 31st August 2010. See our website www.wds.org.nz/NZSLTA for information about the conference. More...

The Human Rights Commission is updating its reports on the status of human rights in New Zealand and priorities for action for the next five years. In 2004 the Commission published Human Rights in New Zealand Today: Ngā Tika Tangata o Te Motu . This report contained a comprehensive analyses and review of the status of human rights in New Zealand. It contained chapters on the rights of children and the rights of disabled people, as well as chapters looking at specific rights including democratic rights, the rights to justice, health, education and work, etc. This report is known as the Status Report. More...

Disability Issues Minister Tariana Turia is applauding a new trilingual programme that promotes te reo Maori to the deaf community. Maara Kai is a new series that helps audiences to grow and make their own produce. More...

Typically deaf people can't listen to radio...HOWEVER..... ZM has teamed up with Deaf Aotearoa to do something pretty special for NZ Sign Week (2-8 May). On Thursday 6th May between 4pm - 6pm ZM's Jay & Flynny will have a sign language interpreter in the studio to sign their nationwide radio show! More...

As from June 2010, Civil Defense will be providing subtitles for their advertisements on TV. Now Deaf and hearing-impaired people will be able to access this important information in case of an emergency. More...

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