reset filter
1959
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton

Extended version: Te Pakanga o Whau performs at the opening ceremony of Kelston

The opening of Kelston on a site in Archibald Road featured the infamous ‘Te Pakanga o Whau’ (The Battle of Whau) in 1959 where 86 deaf students acted in an outside play featuring a Māori-Pakeha battle near a big gum tree field.
Susan Hamilton
1981
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Social and Sports Executive Committee, 1981-1982

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Jeff Went
1969
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Sport Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1969

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
  • Tony Walton
  • Shona McGhie
1976
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society, New Zealand Deaf Sports Convention, Winners of Cunniffe Memorial Cup, 1976

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Mansell
  • Tony Walton
  • Shona McGhie
  • Kevin Pivac
1976
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society, Waitemata Indoor Basketball, Winter 1976

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
1977
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society, Winners of Cunniffe Memorial Trophy, Indoor Basketball 1977

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Kevin Pivac
  • Sharron Attwood
  • Doug Croskery
1984
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton

Auckland Schools for Deaf: 45th Reunion

Brief footage of the crowd at Kelston for its 45th reunion. The Auckland weather holds up for the outdoor festivities!
Susan Hamilton
NZSL Stories
  • Patreena Bryan
1968
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Group Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Christchurch Deaf Convention Tour Party, 1968

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Mansell
  • Tony Walton
  • Shona McGhie
Est. 1976
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Fishing Club: The Mansell Cup – Heaviest Snapper

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Schischka
  • Jonathan Anton
  • Richard Hay
  • Doug Croskery
  • Cecilia Waitohi
1964
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball “B” Team, 1964

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Mansell
1971
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Australian Deaf vs Auckland Deaf Society, Men’s Indoor Basketball, 1971

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Mansell
1984
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: February 1984

NZSL Stories
  • Susie Ovens
  • Shona McGhie
  • John Hunt
  • Tony Walton
1972
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Bankstown (Sydney) Deaf Club v Auckland Deaf Society, 1972

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • John Mansell
1975
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1975

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
Est. 1976
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Fishing Club: The Oxspring Cup – Most Aggregate Points Snapper

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Richard Hay
  • Jonathan Anton
  • John Schischka
  • Cecilia Waitohi
  • Doug Croskery
1960s
video – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Picnic at Orewa Beach

Deaf people get together at John and Verna McRae’s place before heading to Orewa, Auckland for the Annual ADS Picnic.
Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • Richard Hay
  • Pam Croskery
1956-57
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton

Kelston School for Deaf: Clearing of the Ground and Construction

Students from the Titirangi School for the Deaf visit the construction site of the future Kelston School for the Deaf.
Susan Hamilton
NZSL Stories
  • Patreena Bryan
1978
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Basketball Club, 1978

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Shona McGhie
  • Tony Walton
  • Kevin Pivac
1973
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: 1973 (Vol. 10, No. 4)

NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Mansell
1976
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Sports Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1976

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
  • Tony Walton
  • Shona McGhie
  • Colleen Norris
1974
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Club, 1974

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
Est. 1984
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Bowls: Fours

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Colleen Norris
1970
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News

NZ Deaf News: 1970 (Vol. 7, No. 3)

NZSL Stories
  • John Hunt
1983
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Bowling Club, Easter 1983

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Colleen Norris
1953
article – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Deaf Institute To Be Started In Auckland Soon

The Friends of the Deaf has paid £3000 for a three-quarter acre site at 166 Balmoral Road and in the new year it will begin to erect there the first permanent institute for deaf adults in New Zealand.
Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Schischka
1986
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Bowls Club, Easter 1985-1986

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Colleen Norris
1978
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Bowling Club, Easter 1978

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Colleen Norris
Est. 1980
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Auckland Deaf Society Golf Club: Most Attendance

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • John Mansell
  • Doug Croskery
1964
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Basketball Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1964

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • Kevin Pivac
  • John Mansell
  • Shona McGhie
  • Tony Walton
1966
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society

Team Photo: Auckland Deaf Society Sports Representatives, N.Z. Deaf Societies Convention, 1966

Auckland Deaf Society
NZSL Stories
  • Doug Croskery
  • Colleen Norris
  • John Mansell
  • Terry Kane
  • Tony Walton
  • Milton Reedy
  • Kevin Pivac