National Advisory: Tsunami activity – expect strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore
Date 1 year ago
We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore following the magnitude 8.8 earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA…
A Quiet Love
Date 1 year ago
Three love stories. One shared language. In this intimate film, three Deaf couples share their remarkable love stories through Irish Sign Language: a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide,…
The deaf mother-of-three fulfilling her decades long dream of becoming a nurse
Date 1 year ago
Danielle Elliott has wanted to be a nurse for 17 years. Becoming one has involved “ups and downs” for the mum of three young kids studying full-time. Being deaf from…
Deaf baker goes from strength to strength after being given chance | The Post
Date 2 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXdMn26qGI All Keith Morris wanted was a job with good prospects. Luckily for him, Raymond Check from Goodman Fielder’s Quality Bakers was looking to diversify the workforce at its Lower…
Funding To Support Use Of NZ Sign Language
Date 2 years ago
Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Louise UpstonMinister for Disability Issues Seven projects have received government funding totalling nearly $250,000 to maintain and promote the use of New Zealand Sign…
New Zealand Sign Language Week an opportunity for anyone to sign
Date 2 years ago
New Zealand Sign Language Week is an excellent opportunity for all Kiwis to give the language a go, Disabilities Issues Minister Louise Upston says. This week (May 6 to 12)…
Bridging worlds and embracing New Zealand Sign Language
Date 2 years ago
Recent school leaver Annabel MacKay reflects on her experience accessing education bilingually as a deaf student in a mainstream school in Te Whanganui-A-Tara Wellington. Supporting deaf students across all education…
New Zealand Sign Language, a unique taonga
Date 2 years ago
VIDEO CREDIT: MONIQUE FORD / THE POST Kiwis are being encouraged to learn New Zealand Sign Language as it continues to evolve with new signs being developed to represent Māori…
Deaf student’s journey with academic excellence and NZSL advocacy
Date 2 years ago
This May, Cha’nel Kaa-Luke (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Porou), will celebrate New Zealand Sign Language Week, and graduate with a Certificate in Deaf Studies. Cha’nel moved to Te Whanganui-a-Tara to…
Building Abilities: BCITO Launches New Resource to Boost Deaf Participation in Construction
Date 2 years ago
To coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week (May 6-12), BCITO has launched a new website aimed at demonstrating the opportunities for Deaf New Zealanders in the construction industry. The…
Air New Zealand crew take sign language sky-high for New Zealand Sign Language Week
Date 2 years ago
Air New Zealand is proving New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) can be used anywhere in Aotearoa – even 35,000 feet in the air. In a world-first to mark the beginning…
Letter from World Federation of the Deaf in Support of the Chief Ombudsman’s final opinion
Date 3 years ago
Dear Minister Stanford Support of the Chief Ombudsman’s final opinion regarding Deaf Aotearoa’s complaint against the Ministry of Education I have read with great interest the Chief Ombudsman’s final opinion…