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NZ Deaf News: 1970 (Vol. 7, No. 4)

Some of the items featured in the 1970 Issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 7, No. 4):

  • Trevor Fear steps down from his position as Welfare Officer, telling his story behind his resignation in an article specifically written for the Deaf News. The article is titled “What’s wrong with work for the Deaf in Auckland”.
  • Christchurch Deaf Club has written to the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation asking for several innovations such as a regular programme for the deaf with a sign language interpreter presenting news and ideas. It also requests that for interviews, both the interviewer and the person being interviewed are both to face the camera whilst speaking to make it easier to lipread.
  • Deaf Organisations
  • TV/Media
NZSL story – Taonga source: John Hunt

Establishing the ‘NZ Deaf News’ in 1962

John Hunt's involvement with NZ Deaf News spanned 23 years. Upon moving to New Zealand in 1962, he was surprised to find out that there was no NZ Deaf News at a time where radio and TV (which was inaccessible for Deaf people) were one of the main medium of news. He established the NZ Deaf News publication with a group of 10 people. The first issue was only 8 pages and with donations, the next one was 16 pages. It grew exponentially and was the place to go for Deaf-related news.
Taonga source:
New Zealand Deaf News
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DN1970-7-4-MJN
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