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.
| Donated by | AUT Visual Languages Section |
| Produced by | Maori TV |
| Original format | DVD |
| Reference number | AUT136-01-TV05 |
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1993
In the early 1990s, due to a breakthrough in technology, cochlear implants were starting to become the norm. The Deaf community worldwide viewed cochlear implants as a device that disregarded the need for access to sign language. Others considered such devices a miracle. In 1993, ‘60 Minutes’ investigated this controversial topic in New Zealand.
1999
Mai Time made one of their episodes accessible in NZSL to mark Deaf Awareness Week 1999. KDEC’s sign singing choir and Patrick Thompson made an appearance along with as did Rūaumoko Marae’s kapa haka roopu.
1997
Riwia Fox, an interpreter is interviewed about her work as a trilingual interpreter. At that time, Riwia was one of only two qualified NZSL interpreters in New Zealand who are Māori, with the other being Stephanie Awheto.
1995
Michael Wi, is profiled on ‘Marae’, where he shares his experience of growing up as Māori Deaf in a paheka-centric education environment, and learning as an adult about tikanga Māori, and marae protocols.
1994
1994
