Our Spring Edition of Sound Matters is out now! ​ Click here or on the image below to dive into all the fresh news, stories, and events happening at The Hearing House.

To mark CMV Awareness Month in June, The Hearing House hosted a dedicated clinic for our kiritaki/clients and their whānau affected by CMV (cytomegalovirus), a common virus that can impact development and hearing in children.  “Children impacted by CMV often experience a variety of sensory, motor, and learning challenges that may not receive enough attention because a single issue, such as hearing, may dominate initial concerns,” says Holly Teagle, Clinical Director at The He

Murray Blondell was born hearing, but at three years old his world changed. He began to experience changes in his hearing and joined generations of his family who are also Deaf, including his great-great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, aunts, uncles, and siblings.  Murray’s changing hearing was first noticed at kindergarten, and soon after he was fitted with hearing aids, which he wore throughout childhood and into adulthood.  Murray Blondell at The Hearing House Even befor

Kia ora koutou,    Spring is here — a time when nature wakes up and everything that’s been still and quiet begins to burst with colour and life. It’s an exciting season of growth and energy, but it can also feel a little hectic as we head toward Christmas.  Just as we notice the signs of the seasons changing around us, we also sense changes within ourselves. Some are easy to recognise, a lift in mood, a burst of motivation, while others can be harder to understand or manage.

The Hearing House, together with PhD candidate Zoe Hector, recently hosted a fun and engaging workshop for young people ages 10-18 who use cochlear implants or hearing aids to access sound.  This workshop was led by Zoe Hector as part of her PhD research. Zoe is the creator of Talk Town, a digital communication skills game designed for deaf children. Talk Town helps young players navigate real-life social situations, build confidence, and develop skills to enhance their schoo

The Australia and New Zealand Hearing Health Collaborative (ANZ HHC) has this week launched the first ANZ guidelines for adult cochlear implantation, a landmark initiative designed to improve access and consistency in quality of services and impact outcomes in hearing healthcare for adults across Australia and New Zealand. The work is the culmination of engagement from cochlear implant (CI) professionals from Australia and New Zealand and CI recipients who offered lived exper

The Hearing House’s clinical director, Associate Professor Holly Teagle, is a key speaker at the second annual  Cochlear Implant International Community of Action  (CIICA) conference in Brussels from 16-17 October. Holly will present on the expanding models of service delivery at The Hearing House, and will also chair the session on  Delivering Services Differently,  which will include presentations from six international speakers. CIICA is a rapidly growing international net

On Saturday, 20 September, during Māori Language Week, the Auckland Deaf Society unveiled its first ever Whakairo Māori Carving (Pare) in a moving dawn ceremony.  Our colleague Natasha Cloete from Deaf Aotearoa had the privilege of attending this historic occasion, joined by our CEO Claire Green, First Signs facilitator Maryanne Hay, and one of our kiritaki (clients), Kathleen. Together, they experienced the powerful dawn blessing as the sun rose and birds flew overhead. The

This morning began with a sense of anticipation at New Zealand Parliament. For the first time in Aotearoa, the Deaf Flag was raised, a moment that carried both history and hope. The occasion was made even more special as it took place during International Week of Deaf People, a global celebration of Deaf culture, language, and identity. Our CEO, Claire Green, was honoured to be among those invited to witness this milestone for the Deaf community. A proud moment at Parliament