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

A massive shoutout to Danielle Aitchison, one of our incredible Hearing House kiritaki/clients, who stormed home to win the 100m T36 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.​⁠ ​Danielle’s time of 13.43s was just shy of her personal best and showed the world what true determination looks like. ​⁠ ​We couldn’t be prouder — congratulations, Danielle! 💛🎉​⁠ ​🔗 Read more about Danielle's incredible achievement here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/danielle-

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

This week, The Hearing House came together to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. It was a time to honour  the beauty and importance of te reo Māori and te ao Māori. More than a celebration of language, it was a celebration of whakawhanaungatanga, the process of building and strengthening relationships, and recognising the connections that unite us.  We were privileged to be joined by Tipene Pickett, whose passion for his mahi uplifted and inspired us all. His energy reminded u

On Monday 22 September, The Hearing House will host a Game Design Workshop with PhD candidate and senior audiologist, Zoe Hector. The workshop is for young people aged 10 to 18 who use cochlear implants or hearing aids. It’s a chance to get creative, connect with others, and help shape a resource designed just for them.  Zoe brings both professional expertise and personal experience. She grew up with Deaf and hearing family members and is hard of hearing herself, using her br

We celebrated the enduring power of connection today as we welcomed two of our local MPs to The Hearing House, alongside two of the sons of our late founder, Sir Patrick Eisdell Moore (Sir Pat).

Ray, Jenny, and Janet’s grandmother, Avis, was born deaf in the early 1900s. Without access to hearing aids at the time, she developed strong lip-reading skills to communicate with those around her. Avis had five children, all of whom were also deaf. Growing up in both Deaf and Hearing spaces, they remember feeling included and accepted, with no sense of being treated differently. The only extra effort was encouraging people to face them when speaking so they could read lips