Māori Television’s ‘Toa Anga Whati Māori’ profiles the Deaf Association of New Zealand on its weekly program, along with Kay Hunia – a Deaf golfer, Sapphire Tenboom – a touch rugby player, Rodney Roberts – representing the Central Region for Deaf rugby, and Victoria Skorikova, a Deaf Awareness Officer who delivers Deaf Awareness training throughout New Zealand.
Toa Anga Whati Māori
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Māori TV's 'Toa Anga Whati Māori' profiles the Deaf Association of New Zealand on its weekly program, interviewing a series of Deaf people in sports (golf, touch rugby, rugby) before touching upon the job of a Deaf Awareness Officer who delivers training throughout New Zealand.
Taonga source:
AUT Visual Languages Section
Produced by:
Maori TV
Original format:
DVD
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, AUT136-01-TV05
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