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1972
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Ladies’ ADS Indoor Basketball Team, 1972

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Shirley Bregmen
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
Est. 2001
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Fishing Club: Heaviest Trevally of Year

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Schischka
  • Doug Croskery
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Richard Hay
  • Cecilia Waitohi
2010
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: August 2010

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Colleen Norris
  • Richard Hay
  • Terry Kane
  • Cecilia Waitohi
  • Doug Croskery
  • Shirley Bregmen
  • Jonathan Anton
1986
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: Winter 1986 (Vol. 22. No. 4)

NZSL Stories
  • John Hunt
  • Ruth Jessep
1975
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Athletics, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1975

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Terry Kane
  • John Mansell
  • Shona McGhie
  • Tony Walton
  • Milton Reedy
  • Kevin Pivac
1975
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Pennant: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club: 25th Jubilee, 1950-1975

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
Est. 1940
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Club Ladies Table Tennis

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Terry Kane
1970
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Sports Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Sports Convention, 1970

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Shona McGhie
  • Terry Kane
  • Colleen Norris
  • John Mansell
  • Milton Reedy
  • Tony Walton
  • Kevin Pivac
1991
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: April 1991

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Hunt
1990
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: April 1990

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Colleen Norris
  • Tony Walton
  • Doug Croskery
  • Terry Kane
  • Jeff Went
Est. 1981
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Sir Woolf Fisher Memorial Trophy: Auckland Deaf Sportsman of The Year

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Ruth Jessep
  • Terry Kane
  • Colleen Norris
  • Doug Croskery
  • Shirley Bregmen
  • Pam Croskery
1989
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: Spring 1989 (Vol. 23, No. 3)

NZSL Stories
  • Susie Ovens
  • John Hunt
  • Tony Walton
  • Shona McGhie
1992
publication – Taonga source: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

NFD Communicate: March 1992

National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NZSL Stories
  • Shona McGhie
  • Susie Ovens
  • John Mansell
  • Patreena Bryan
  • Tony Walton
Kelston Deaf Education Centre (Ko Taku Reo)
Kelston Deaf Education Centre (Ko Taku Reo)
Kelston Deaf Education Centre (Ko Taku Reo)
Est. 1958
COLLECTIONS – CURATED BY SIGNDNA: DEAF NATIONAL ARCHIVE

Kelston Deaf Education Centre (Ko Taku Reo)

Kelston Deaf Education Centre (now Ko Taku Reo; previously Kelston School for the Deaf). Kelston was established on a site in Archibald Road in 1958. The school had relocated firstly from Titirangi, then from Mt Wellington. KDEC used to provide education in a range of satellite classes throughout Auckland the upper North Island. Kelston, which also hosts Rūaumoko Marae, merged with van Asch Deaf Education Centre to become Ko Taku Reo in 2020.
1989
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: April 1989

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Shona McGhie
  • Tony Walton
  • Jonathan Anton
  • John Mansell
  • Pam Croskery
  • Terry Kane
  • Colleen Norris
Est. 1973
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Badminton Club: Monaca Cup, Women’s Singles

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Pam Croskery
  • Doug Croskery
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Kevin Pivac
  • Shona McGhie
Est. 1964
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Annual Picnic: Allen Trophy – Run Race, Oliver Trophy – Step Distance, McHattie Trophy – Tug-of-War

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Pam Croskery
  • Richard Hay
  • Doug Croskery
Est. 1955
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society McRae Cup: The All Round Indoor Sports

Auckland Deaf Society
2009
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: February 2009

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Schischka
  • Pam Croskery
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Colleen Norris
  • Shona McGhie
  • Cecilia Waitohi
  • Richard Hay
2002
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Fishing Club, 2002

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Richard Hay
  • Cecilia Waitohi
  • John Schischka
  • Doug Croskery
1993
publication – Taonga source: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

NFD Communicate: December 1993

National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1990
video – Taonga source: Richard Hay

Annual Picnic at Long Bay 1990

Auckland Deaf Society’s annual picnic at Long Bay where members compete in the 100m sprint (and fake starts!) and the boys show off their bodybuilding moves.
Richard Hay
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • Pam Croskery
  • Richard Hay
2017
video – Taonga source: Meghan Coppage

Memories of Susan Hamilton

Susan Hamilton is interviewed by Meghan Coppage, where she recounts a range of experiences from her life. From growing up at a Deaf school, to her memories of time in the Deaf community in bygone days, to seeing the changes at Kelston Deaf Education Centre including the transition to new school building.
Meghan Coppage
1989
publication – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society

33rd New Zealand Games for the Deaf: Wellington, 19-23 October 1989

Wellington Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Tony Walton
  • Colleen Norris
  • Shona McGhie
  • Ruth Jessep
1993
video – Taonga source: Hilda Tamepo

John & Laura Hunt’s farewell party

A farewell party is thrown for John and Laura Hunt at the Auckland Deaf Society, prior to their move to Melbourne. The farewell was attended by over 100 members of the Auckland Deaf community.
Hilda Tamepo
2000
publication – Taonga source: Oticon Foundation

Soundscape: November 2000

Oticon Foundation
Est. 2000
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Fishing Club: Crap Fishing of the Year

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Richard Hay
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Schischka
  • Cecilia Waitohi
  • Jonathan Anton
2002
video – Taonga source: Dorothy Jones

Auckland Schools for Deaf: 60th Reunion

Weekend celebrations are kickstarted with a Māori Deaf kapa haka group to perform a haka powhiri. Vintage teachers such as Les Bury briefly summarise their experiences of working in Deaf education over the years.
Dorothy Jones
biography
Profile

Susan Hamilton

Susan was a very active sportswoman who loved being involved in the Deaf community, regularly attending all community events. A renowned Deaf golfer who could be found out on the green each Saturday, Susan was also the President of the Deaf Association from 1994 to 1998 and its Patron from 2008 to 2016.
1989
publication – Taonga source: Margaret Coutts

New Zealand Deaf Sports Team: XVIth World Games for the Deaf

Margaret Coutts
NZSL Stories
  • Pam Croskery
  • Jeff Went
  • Janet Watt
  • Milton Reedy
  • Tony Walton
  • Michael Lynch
  • Terry Kane