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1991
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: July 1991

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
  • Jeff Went
2012
publication – Taonga source: Oticon Foundation

Soundscape: March 2012

Oticon Foundation
1987
article – Taonga source: Lesley Schischka

Skipper sails on silent seas – Deafness no bar to contest racing

One local mariner, 66 year old, Laurence Schischka and his family, enjoy and succeed in sailing in total silence. Schischka, his wife Sylvia and their sons are oblivious to the creaking of the spars, the whir of winches, the thundering of wind billowing sails, even the sloshing of waves against the hull.
Lesley Schischka
Est. 1990
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society

Wellington Deaf Rugby League: Most Improved Player

Wellington Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
1982
video – Taonga source: Dulcie McKie

Sign Singers: ‘Harmony’

The Sign Singers perform 'Harmony' broadcast on Stars on Sunday in February 1983. They are introduced in sign language, in one of the first examples of a non-Deaf person signing on prime time television.
Dulcie McKie
NZSL Stories
  • Susie Ovens
  • Shona McGhie

Preserving our tāonga – our NZSL history and language.

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1989
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: August 1989

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Terry Kane
  • John Mansell
  • Jeff Went
  • Colleen Norris
  • Michelle Kruger
  • Doug Croskery
  • Ruth Jessep
1994
Images – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society

Team Photo: Manawatu Deaf Indoor Bowls Club, 1994

Manawatu Deaf Society
2019
article – Taonga source: Stuff

New Zealand’s two deaf education centres to merge

New Zealand's two deaf education centres will become one next year as Kelston Deaf Education Centre and van Asch Deaf Education Centre merge from Term 3, 2020.
Stuff
2009
video – Taonga source: Sonia Pivac

Deaf protest against Advance Centre closure

Deaf protest against shutting down the Advance Centre, a tertiary support centre for Deaf and hearing impaired students in the Auckland region.
Sonia Pivac
1989
article – Taonga source: The Dominion

‘Real’ sign language studied

Deaf people have evolved a sophisticated language which is little understood by hearing people and is officially ignored, according to American linguist Marianne Collins-Ahlgren.

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1983
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: October 1983 (Vol. 20, No. 4)

NZSL Stories
  • John Hunt
  • Tony Walton
  • Terry Kane
  • Janet Watt
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Jeff Went
  • Shona McGhie
1988
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society

Key Ring: Wellington Deaf Society 50 Years, 1938-1988

Wellington Deaf Society
2015
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society

Demolished Wood Floor Souvenir: CHCH DEAF CLUB, 1965–2011

Manawatu Deaf Society
2000
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club

Framed Civic Award in recognition of voluntary service to Napier: Polly Forman

Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
NZSL Stories
  • Ruth Jessep
1998
Images – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society

Team Photo: New Zealand Deaf Netball Team, Trans-Tasman Series, 1998

Manawatu Deaf Society

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1960
video – Taonga source: Archives New Zealand

Kelston School for the Deaf students treated to a trip to Mt Ruapehu

Students from Kelston School for the Deaf enjoy a two-day trip to a snowy Mt Ruapehu.
Archives New Zealand
2001
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club

Bronze Medal: Ten Pin Bowling, NZ Deaf Games, Christchurch 2001

Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
NZSL Stories
  • Shona McGhie
  • Ruth Jessep
  • Tony Walton
  • Colleen Norris
1968
article – Taonga source: Patreena Bryan

A life few people know

Few people with normal hearing stop to consider the daily frustrations faced by the deaf.
Patreena Bryan
2018
video – Taonga source: Darryl Alexander

The Making of an NZSL Friendly School

The Making of a NZSL Friendly School follows Andre, who began as a new entrant at the school in 2016, and the journey of his teachers, classmates and wider school community in learning NZSL and incorporating it into school curriculum.
Darryl Alexander
1996
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club

Framed photo: Polly and Ray Forman holding a sign, FORMAN HOUSE in front of the new Hawkes Bay Deaf Club

Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
NZSL Stories
  • Ruth Jessep

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1992
article – Taonga source: The Evening Post

Police complain to TVNZ about Curry documentary

The Ivan Curry documentary has prompted the deaf community to insist that professional sign language interpreters be used in all police and court work in future.
1964
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: Autumn 1964 (Vol. 1, No. 3)

NZSL Stories
  • Pam Croskery
  • Richard Hay
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Hunt
  • John Mansell
1999
publication – Taonga source: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

NFD Communicate: Winter 1999

National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2002
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Plaque: In Appreciation, Auckland Deaf Society – Inaugural Deaf Rugby World Championship

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
1988
video – Taonga source: Television New Zealand Archive

van Asch students learn street theatre skills from Mr Moon

After Mr Moon has been teaching Van Asch Deaf Education Centre Deaf students street theatre skills, they watch a performance from the Montreal Street Theatre at the New Zealand Festival in Wellington, in preparation for staging their own live performance.
Television New Zealand Archive

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1991
publication – Taonga source: Deaf Education History Aotearoa NZ

Yearbook: van Asch College, 1991

Deaf Education History Aotearoa NZ
1980
article – Taonga source: The Evening Post

Specialist in deaf education on NZ visit

From the day a child is diagnosed as being profoundly deaf, he should learn the system of "total communication," advocates Australian educationist Mr Brian Reynolds.
1965
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: New Zealand Deaf Sports Team, Tenth International Games for the Deaf, Washington D.C. 1965

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Milton Reedy
Est. 1979
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Golf Club: Club Captain Trophy

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Mansell
1998
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: New Zealand Deaf Ten Pin Bowling, 1998

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Colleen Norris

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