Est. 1989
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
Best Batting of the Year: Central District Deaf Cricket Club
1997
publication – Taonga source: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NFD Communicate: Autumn 1997
Est. 1979
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society Golf Club: Club Captain Trophy
NZSL Stories
Est. 1994
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Society Social Club: Skeet Clay Shooting – Interclub
Est. 1880
COLLECTIONS – CURATED BY SIGNDNA: DEAF NATIONAL ARCHIVE
van Asch Deaf Education Centre (Ko Taku Reo)
van Asch Deaf Education Centre (now Ko Taku Reo; formerly Sumner School for the Deaf then van Asch School for the Deaf). The school has a long and illustrious history, with its services covering a huge geographical spread. Established in 1880, van Asch was the oldest special school establishment in New Zealand and also believed to be the oldest fully government funded residential school in the world. van Asch celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2005. It merged with Kelston Deaf Education Centre to become Ko Taku Reo in 2020.
1996
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
Framed photo: Polly and Ray Forman holding a sign, FORMAN HOUSE in front of the new Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
NZSL Stories
Est. 1990
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Society Lorraine Nilsson Trophy: Men’s Highest Points
1996
video – Taonga source: Television New Zealand Archive
Patrick Thompson discusses upcoming wānanga for Māori Deaf
Patrick Thompson is interviewed on the ‘Marae’ programme, a bilingual Māori and English language current affairs show, about setting up a wānanga to enable Māori Deaf to access te reo Maori and Tikanga Maori.
1996
Images – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Group Photo: Northern Team, 39th N.Z. Deaf Games, Auckland 1996
NZSL Stories
1993
video – Taonga source: Deaf Society of Canterbury
A look around the Armagh Street clubroom whilst the ceiling is being painted
A tour around the 323a Armagh Street clubroom filled with memories, trophies, photos, and a framed letter from Helen Keller. Jo Smith is working in the office that day, with Tom Still painting the inside ceiling.
Est. 1991
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Indoor Bowls Club: B. Austen Shield, Town vs Country
Est. 1981
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Sir Woolf Fisher Memorial Trophy: Auckland Deaf Sportsman of The Year
NZSL Stories
Est. 1993
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Club Darts: Player of the League – Singles
1995-96
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Signed Kookaburra Cricket Bat: 1st World Cup, Deaf Cricket, Melbourne 1995-96
Est. 1985
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Indoor Bowls: Hazelwood Trophy – Pairs
Est. 1994
COLLECTIONS – CURATED BY SIGNDNA: DEAF NATIONAL ARCHIVE
Friends for Young Deaf (FYD)
The Friends for Young Deaf (FYD) movement swept through New Zealand when Christoph Blum was appointed as Youth Coordinator in 1994 after training in England in the early 1990s. The theoretical components of leadership were put into practice on a real-time basis, merging with the Kiwi love of camps and outdoor living. Many of today’s young Deaf leaders participated in an FYD camp at some stage of their development.
Est. 1994
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Social Club: Player of Championship – Darts
Est. 1993
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Wellington vs Auckland Deaf Golf: Best Gross 36+
NZSL Stories
Est. 1992
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Open Golf – Wellington Deaf Golf Club vs Auckland Deaf Golf Club: Best Stableford
NZSL Stories
Est. 1990
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Society Lorraine Nilsson Trophy: Ladies Highest Points – Ten Pin Bowling
Est. 1974
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society Indoor Bowls Club: Triples
NZSL Stories
1995
Images – Taonga source: Clive Morgan
Team Photo: New Zealand at the 1st Deaf Cricket World Cup, 1995-96
2000
video – Taonga source: Rodney Roberts
Central Zone holds onto the Shield!
Footage of all three men's games of the 2000 National Deaf Rugby Championships at the Canterbury Rugby League Stadium, combined into one clip. Includes pre-match Deaf cheerleading display.
1996
Images – Taonga source: Clive Morgan
Team Photo: Central Districts Deaf Cricket, Cook Strait Shield Winner, 1996
Est. 1985
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Gordon Cup: Most Outstanding Woman Player – Basketball
1996
publication – Taonga source: Deaf Education History Aotearoa NZ
Yearbook: van Asch Deaf Education Centre, 1996
Est. 1994
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Club Darts: Drawn Pairs – Darts
1997
article – Taonga source: NZ Herald
Art of surviving in silence
An interview with Abbie Twiss on World Deaf Awareness Day, and the start of New Zealand's National Deaf Awareness Week. Here, Abbie looks out from her Elam studio. "My thoughts go much faster than I can write."
1990-00s
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Polo Shirt: Northern Deaf Golf Team – NZ Deaf Games
NZSL Stories
Est. 1975
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
Nelson Fairbrother Memorial: Wellington Deaf Society Indoor Bowls, Singles