There was also no Association for Deaf Sports when John moved to New Zealand. At a meeting in Wellington in 1963, they agreed to set up rules/by-laws and at its AGM, John was selected Secretary (in 1983) which he dedicated 10 years to. He was also Vice President of the association, before being made a life member.
John Hunt’s involvement with the formation of the NZ Deaf Sports Association
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- Deaf Organisations
- Deaf Sports
There was also no Association for Deaf Sports when John moved to New Zealand. At a meeting in Wellington in 1963, they agreed to set up rules/by-laws and at its AGM, John was selected Secretary which he dedicated 10 years to. He was also Vice President of the association, before being made a life member.
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Taonga source:
John Hunt
Produced by:
AUT Visual Languages Section
Original format:
VHS
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, JH-ST02-SPO92
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