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Deaf National Archive New Zealand
Deaf National Archive New Zealand
1984
1989
The New Zealand Deaf Amateur Sports Association formally announces the New Zealand team for the 16th World Games for the Deaf to be held in Christchurch 1989. The team was the largest ever to represent New Zealand at a World Games for the Deaf event.
1993
1992
1999
1998
1997
1995
1983
1989
An in-depth wrap-up of the 16th World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch, 7-17 January 1989.
1986
1985
1985
2000
The Auckland Deaf Society Netball team celebrates their 25th Jubilee in April, 2000.
2000
Inside Out produces a programme about New Zealand Sign Language, its value to the Deaf community as well as its artistic forms.
1989
Opening ceremony and events at the 16th World Games for the Deaf, Christchurch 1989.
1989
News Review coverage of the 16th World Games for the Deaf in Christchurch 1989.
1993
Signed version of the NZAD newsletter in March 1993.
2002
A montage celebrating Wallace Williams’ life and his contribution to the Auckland Deaf community.
1989
Handheld footage from the stadium shows the closing ceremony of the 16th World Games for the Deaf held in Christchurch. Athletes parade into the stadium to witness closing speeches with their family and fans looking on.
1992
'See What I Mean' presents two real-life stories: the story of a family who were all born Deaf, and a journalist who loses her hearing. It offers positive advice about hearing loss as well as celebrating the New Zealand Deaf community.
1993
In the early 1990s, due to a breakthrough in technology, cochlear implants were starting to become the norm. The Deaf community worldwide viewed cochlear implants as a device that disregarded the need for access to sign language. Others considered such devices a miracle. In 1993, ‘60 Minutes’ investigated this controversial topic in New Zealand.