This year on the 7th March 2023 is Census Day. Deaf Aotearoa offices will be open for the Deaf Community to visit for support with completing the Census forms. You are welcome to visit your local Deaf Aotearoa office. Please contact your local Facilitator or the Duty Assessor team to … Read more
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier, together with his Independent Monitoring Mechanism partners, has published an updated version of the ‘Reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in New Zealand’ guide with the new title – ‘Removing barriers: A guide for reasonable accommodation of disabled people in Aotearoa’. This is a joint publication … Read more
About Everyone has the right to a decent home. A decent home is safe, warm, dry, affordable, accessible and culturally adequate. It is supported by necessary infrastructure such as water, and accessible to key services and facilities such as education, health providers, and community. Decent housing improves health, education, and … Read more
Hi, I am Victoria – I am Arnya. We would like to let you know that Invercargill Deaf Aotearoa office will be opening on Monday 27th February. You can visit the office to discuss about our service: Southland Deaf club will be opening from 10 am to 12 pm – … Read more
This morning the New Zealand Government declared a National State of Emergency in response to Cyclone Gabrielle. A National State of Emergency puts the Government in charge of any actions, as opposed to local authorities. This also allows the Government to help affected regions that are becoming overwhelmed. A National … Read more
It’s important to remove flood damaged items from your home as they can pose aserious health risk to you and your family. Here are some tips for cleaning up your home and property. Personal safety while cleaning up: • wear rubber gloves, sturdy footwear, long-sleeved top and trousers• wear a … Read more
Greetings, my name is Donna Bailey. I am the new iSign Graduate Programme Supervisor based here at Deaf Aotearoa in Avondale, Auckland. iSign will soon be employing two full-time graduate NZSL Interpreters, and it will be my role to teach skills and encourage them to become high-quality interpreters. These roles are being advertised now, with interviews soon, and hope to see these roles starting in mid-March. I am looking forward to working in the Deaf community and providing a variety of opportunities for graduates to meet the community, learn and develop. … Read more
Twenty-seven Civil Defence Centres and Shelters will be open from 7pm this evening to provide a refuge for families who need to leave their homes to shelter from Cyclone Gabrielle. Auckland Emergency Management has established centres or shelters in all Local Board areas across Tāmaki Makaurau. A further 12 community-lead … Read more
Cyclone Gabrielle will impact much of the North Island with severe gales, heavy rain and very large waves forecast from today through to Tuesday. This is expected to be an unprecedented and dangerous weather event. MetService has issued severe weather warnings for many parts of the North Island. Keep up … Read more
Kia Ora/Hello I’m Kerry Lotz, your new Adult Senior Facilitator at Deaf Aotearoa, Avondale office We want to let you know about emergency/weather forecast from Auckland City Council Please keep eye on weather for next 48 hours/2 days, cyclone coming from Sunday night onwards, creating more havoc on Monday and … Read more