1978
article – Taonga source: Courier News
New Deaf Unit at Hutt Valley College
Nine third-formers, all described as "profoundly deaf", began secondary school this year at Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College.
1956
video – Taonga source: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Auckland Carnival 1956
Friends of the Deaf prepare a float for the Auckland Carnival, 1956, along with some footage of the float parade.
1958
video – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Carnival: Friends of the Deaf stall, 1958
The Friends of the Deaf group man a fundraising stall at the Auckland Carnival in Western Springs, Auckland in January 1958.
1952
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton
Day trip to the Parnell Baths
Students at Titirangi School for the Deaf are treated to a day trip to the Parnell Baths.
NZSL Stories
1956
video – Taonga source: Victoria University of Wellington
‘Brighten Their Silent World’ float at Auckland Carnival
The Birthday Carnival held annually at Western Springs were a lucrative way of raising money in the early fifties. The Auckland Deaf Society via the Friends of the Deaf were raising funds for a new hall building.
NZSL Stories
1965
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Winter 1965 (Vol. 2, No. 4)
NZSL Stories
1950
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton
Titirangi School for the Deaf students picnic at Motuihe Island
Boarding students at Titirangi School for the Deaf are treated to a day out to Motihue Island (Te Motu-a-Ihenga) in the Hauraki Gulf, 17 kilometres from downtown Auckland.
NZSL Stories