Kath Smith

Auckland Deaf community hold their annual picnic at Duders Beach, 1951.

The New Zealand team attending the 10th World Deaf Games in Washington, USA, 1965.

During the Sports Convention, Deaf people travel to Motuihe Domain, on Motuihe Island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, for a picnic.

Deaf adults enjoy ice cream, beer and dressing up in bathing suits, whilst observing HMNZ Tamaki navy recruits practise on Motuihe Island.

During one of the first New Zealand Deaf Sports Convention in Auckland 1952, a group of Deaf take a day trip to Orewa.

During the 1955 Sports Convention hosted in Christchurch, a picnic is held at Motukarara, by Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury.

The Friends of the Deaf group man a fundraising stall at the Auckland Carnival in Western Springs, Auckland in January 1958.

A group of Deaf people make a trip to the Helensville Hot Pools 1951.

Auckland Deaf Adult Society’s annual picnic takes place north of Orewa beach.