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Deaf National Archive New Zealand
Deaf National Archive New Zealand
1990
2015
A Tu Kokiri student interviews Susie Ovens on her involvement with the infamous Deaf Sign Singers group.
1985
The Sign Singers perform βYouβre My Sunshineβ at the 1985 Telethon.
1984
1983
1992
1983
1989
1990
1981
1981
The Sign Singers perform the famous carol 'Silent Night' for the Stars on Sunday programme.
1984
The Sign Singers tour the South Island for Deaf Awareness in 1984, and are invited to perform on βIn South Tonightβ while in Dunedin.
1988
1982
The Sign Singers perform the song 'Born Free' broadcast on Stars on Sunday in June 1982.
1981
The popular Sign Singers are the first act to perform at the 1981 Telethon Live at the Auckland Town Hall.
1988
The Black and White themed Fancy Dress party at Christchurch Deaf Society on 28th May 1988 was a fundraiser for the World Games for the Deaf. Creative members dressed-up as prisoners, punk rockers, Spanish costume dress with bolero, nuns, waitresses, and rugby league players!
1983
1982
The Sign Singers perform 'Oh What a Beautiful Day' broadcast on Stars on Sunday in February 1983.
1984
1982
The Sign Singers perform the hit song 'Sailing' broadcast on Stars on Sunday in May 1982. Ian Watkins, introduces the group by saying ββ¦and Iβm delighted to welcome back to the programme the deaf sign singers.β
1981
The Sign Singers perform the song 'I Hear Your Hand' for the Stars on Sunday programme.
1984
The Sign Singers perform at the Dunedin Deaf Club in front of Deaf members and their friends.
1986
A Deaf Drama group perfoms 'A Visit to Kiwiland' at Kelston with supporting acts by the Sign Singers. The evening fundraised $766.00 towards the purchase of a TTY and to sponsor two pupils from Kelston to attend the World Deaf Games in Christchurch 1989.
1987
1982
The Sign Singers perform 'Harmony' broadcast on Stars on Sunday in February 1983. They are introduced in sign language, in one of the first examples of a non-Deaf person signing on prime time television.