NZ Deaf News: 1973 (Vol. 10, No. 2)

Some of the items featured in the 1973 issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 10, No. 2):

  • The Christchurch Deaf Basketball Club finally toured Sydney after a year of fundraising and planning. The 10 players competed against Bankstown and caught up with some other New Zealanders at the same time!
  • Wellington Association for Deaf Children continues to advocate for improvement to facilities and resources for Deaf youth, which is collated into an annual report.
  • Danish hearing defect export Ole Bentzen states that ‘not enough is being done for the Deaf’ in New Zealand after a visit here, and calls for more audiology training across the country.
  • Some of the first ever telecommunication machines are installed in Auckland, the article describes that these are the first ever to launch outside of the U.S. and are proving to be extremely useful for Deaf communication!
  • Deaf Organisations
  • Deaf Sports
Reference number:
DN1973-10-2-MJN