1951
video – Taonga source: Owen Gibbons
Picnic at Duders Beach
Auckland Deaf community hold their annual picnic at Duders Beach, 1951.
NZSL Stories
1990s
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
Ultratec Minicom IV TTY
1989-90
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: Summer 1989/90 (Vol. 23, No. 4)
NZSL Stories
1980s
Object – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
SSI-240 Teletypewriter (TTY)
1989
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: August 1989
NZSL Stories
1980
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: May 1980 (Vol. 17, No. 4)
NZSL Stories
1962
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Framed Photo: Manawatu Deaf Club First Committee, 11 August 1962
Est. 1994
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Club Darts: Drawn Pairs – Darts
1998
video – Taonga source: Dorothy Jones
Happy Halloween: Manawatu Deaf Society
With 31st October falling on a Saturday in 1998, Manawatu Deaf Society takes the opportunity to host a Halloween party! The kids in particular look genuinely terrifying, with prizes for the best dressed child and adult!
1972
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: 1972 (Vol. 9, No. 1)
NZSL Stories
1993
video – Taonga source: Deaf Society of Canterbury
A Friday evening at Christchurch Deaf Society
Members hustle and bustle around the Deaf Club’s kitchen on a Friday evening, taking care of orders, cooking, and payments - back in the days when meals were $5.00 and cans were only $1!
2012
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Souvenir Coaster: Manawatu Deaf Society’s 50th Anniversary
2001
Object – Taonga source: Hawkes Bay Deaf Club
Framed Award of Recognition: 45 Years of Volunteer Service – Polly Forman
NZSL Stories
1993
video – Taonga source: Deaf Society of Canterbury
Lawn Bowls prizegiving at Christchurch Deaf Society
The Christchurch Deaf Lawn Bowls Club organises its annual prizegiving, with lunch and drinks at Christchurch Deaf Society, on 6th October 1993.
biography
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Mary Johnson (MNZM)
Mary has contributed to the Deaf community as a hardworking and willing volunteer for over 50 years. She was recognised in the 2010 New Years Honours list when she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM). She was a founding member of the Otago Deaf Society, where she served as president, and was also a founding member of the Manawatu Deaf Club.
1970
video – Taonga source: Pam and Doug Croskery
Deaf social rugby match: Married vs Single men
An informal annual rugby game between teams of Deaf men, married and single, which was played on one of Kelston Deaf Education Centre’s fields.
NZSL Stories
1957
Object – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Souvenir Cigarette Bowl: International Silent Games, brought back from New Zealand’s first deaf athlete
NZSL Stories
1970
article – Taonga source: Evening Standard
Deaf Convention Sports Results
Results from the New Zealand Deaf Convention's sports being held in Palmerston North during Labour Weekend.
NZSL Stories
1976
video – Taonga source: Deaf Society of Canterbury
Christchurch Deaf Club Basketball: Farewell & Awards party
A farewell party and awards evening is hosted by the Christchurch Deaf Club Basketball Club, with awards and prizes given out by Peter Downie.
1991
article – Taonga source: NZ Herald
The sounds of silence
Turn the light on, so I can hear what you're saying. It's an old line, but a favourite one among us hearing-impaired people, because it points up how we "hear" with our eyes as surely as blind people "see" with their fingers or their ears.
NZSL Stories
2002
video – Taonga source: AUT Visual Languages Section
Memories of Greg Pateman
Greg talks about his passion - Deaf sports, and why the Southern Deaf sport teams are superior to their Central and Northern counterparts!
2009
publication – Taonga source: Auckland Deaf Society
Auckland Deaf Society newsletter: March 2009
NZSL Stories
Est. 1993
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Manawatu Deaf Club Darts: Player of the League – Pairs
1978
video – Taonga source: Deaf Society of Canterbury
Canterbury Deaf Club teams travel to Greymouth
The Canterbury Deaf Club Basketball & Netball teams travels to Greymouth, with the ‘Deaf Boys’ playing against the ‘Hot Shots’ and winning 67-54.
1978
video – Taonga source: Dennis Tod
Christchurch Basketball and Netball teams leave for Greymouth
The Christchurch Deaf Mens Basketball team travel to Greymouth, accompanied by the Deaf netball team.
Est. 2008
Object – Taonga source: Manawatu Deaf Society
Deaf Club, Central Zone: 8 Ball Pool
NZSL Stories
1978
article – Taonga source: Wellington Deaf Society
Helping the deaf to communicate
Daniel Beech was in New Plymouth over the weekend to demonstrate a new machine which enables deaf people to use a telephone.
NZSL Stories
2006
video – Taonga source: Dan Hanks
Mardi Gras celebrations
Auckland Deaf Society, about to close for a total building redevelopment, hosts a final social event: a Mardi Gras at the Deaf Club.
NZSL Stories
1976
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
NZ Deaf News: March 1976 (Vol. 13, No. 4)
NZSL Stories
1969
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News