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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • NZSL Fund Round 6 is now closed

    The NZSL Board has announced that NZSL Funding Round Six is now open and will close on 2 September 2019

  • Advisor (NZSL) vacancy at ODI

    *Applications have now closed for this position*
    ODI is now advertising for a new Advisor (NZSL). This role is part of the NZSL Board Secretariat, working closely with the NZSL Board and Senior Advisor to maintain and promote NZSL.

  • NZSL Board Projects 2019

    The NZSL Board has responsiblity for a range of outcomes included in the NZSL Strategy (2018-2023). The description below outlines a number of projects that are active between July and December 2019.

  • New NZSL Board members appointed

    Five new Board members have been appointed to support the promotion and maintenance of NZSL

  • NZSL Board contributes to Deaf Studies scholarship at VUW

    The NZSL Board is proud to have contributed funding to Deaf Studies scholarships for six of the 23 students who recently graduated.

  • Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shares NZSL news with the world

    The Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has spotlighted international news site the Daily Moth, sharing news about NZSL week and the use of Sign Language…