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NZSL News

A round-up of news about the NZSL Board, the NZSL Fund, recent Government releases and media coverage of interest to the NZSL community.

  • Changes to the Terms of Reference

    Following the NZSL Board Terms of Reference review in June 2020, some recommendations were made, that can be found on this page.

  • NZSL Fund Round 7 recipients

    The Minister for Disability Issues is pleased to announce thirteen successful applications from the NZSL Community Grants, totalling $395.800.20 for the 2020/2021 financial year.

  • NZSL Community Grants - Round 7

    Do you have an idea for a NZSL community project in 2021? The NZSL Board would like to hear about your ideas to maintain and promote NZSL in the your community.

  • Changes to NZSL Community Grant projects - Round 5 and Round 6

    Due to Covid-19 we know that many projects cannot be completed as planned. The information on what this means for your project can be found on this page.

  • NZSL Board Community Engagement meetings 2020

    A number of community meetings will be held around New Zealand to share the work of the New Zealand Sign Language Board throughout March and April.

  • Job Opportunity - Deaf Youth Interns

    The NZSL Board wants to learn more about Deaf Youth in New Zealand. In particular how they connect and use NZSL. We are looking for two Deaf Youth interns to work with ODI for a three month fixed term position, based in Wellington, starting at the end of February 2020.

  • Interpreter Standards for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Interpreters 2023

    14/4/25 - Please note, new information will be coming soon about NZSL interpreter standards.

     

    The NZSL Board have explored a range of options to set NZSL Interpreter standards post-graduation as an outcome of the NZSL Strategy (2018-2023).

  • NZSL Fund - Community grants and strategic projects

    NZSL Fund Round 6 recipients Twelve more NZSL community projects have been approved for grants from the NZSL Fund, totalling $327,721 for the 2019/20 financial year.

  • Adapting TeachSign Units for Māori and Te Reo Settings

    The New Zealand Sign Language Teachers Association (NZSLTA) and their members uses TeachSign: NZSL Level One Community Education Curriculum for teaching NZSL in community education. This project focused on adapting the first three units of this curriculum to promote NZSL learning in Māori and Te Reo settings.