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Booking a NZSL Interpreter with iSign is easy! You have 4 options. When making a booking we will need to know: It is also helpful for the NZSL Interpreter to have some preparation material beforehand so that they are better prepared and know the context of the appointment. The more … Read more
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The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) convenes a World Congress every four years in conjunction with the WFD General Assembly. The WFD has 137 Ordinary Members and its General Assembly is the organisation’s highest decision-making authority, deciding on its Action Plan, Board membership and the site of the next … Read more
Kia ora Aotearoa Deaf community. We wanted to update you all and share of of the background of the voting process held yesterday. We had many people reaching out to us, thank you. Firstly, Deaf Aotearoa voted for Norway. NZ delegates Joanne and Craig has opportunity in the break to discuss … Read more
Check out this video to see who will be going to the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Congress and the WFD Youth Section camp in Jeju, South Korea. More information about the WFD Congress can be found on their official website: https://www.2023wfdjeju.com/en/home/
The nationwide test of Emergency Mobile Alert system is taking place Sunday, 28 May. Find out more about the nationwide tests. Annual test of Emergency Mobile Alert system is taking place 28 May The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system will take place between 6 and 7 pm … Read more
The first time Monica Leach took part in the Oxfam Trailerwalker was with a group of hearing friends. Leach, who is Deaf and uses New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), found it difficult to communicate with the team. But last weekend, her team Deaf Power Walk completed it in Taranaki as … Read more
The State of Emergency has been lifted for the Waitomo District by Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson at 9.37am this morning. The State of Emergency declaration came into effect on Saturday evening and was initially to last seven days. However, after a review of the weather forecast, a risk analysis … Read more
Overnight we saw extensive surface flooding, recording up to 60mm of rain in the north. We received 148 requests for flood-related issues, two of which were to do with house flooding. FENZ had 30 call outs overnight and there were a number of landslips recorded including a significant one in … Read more