School for the Deaf pupils visit Auckland Zoo

1955
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Deaf pupils visit Auckland Zoo and enjoy group rides on an elephant at the zoo.
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Deaf pupils visit Auckland Zoo and enjoy group rides on an elephant at the zoo. Class visits and trips was a regular feature of the programme at the School for the Deaf such as to the zoo, the museum, and other places for work experience. NB: It is not confirmed whether if this footage was actually from 1955. It could be earlier.

NZSL story – Taonga source: Patreena Bryan

Titirangi School for the Deaf: Going home for the holidays

Patreena Bryan, an ex-Titirangi School for the Deaf student reminisces when students would be going home for the holidays, and how they'd all wake up at 5am in excitement for the day (and holidays) ahead!
Taonga source:
Susan Hamilton
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, SH29-07-EDU55
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