If you missed the livestream of our inaugural Power of Connection event at Parliament earlier this week, you can watch it below:

Our Power of Connection event brings together a diverse group of individuals with lived experience of hearing and communication differences. Each person’s story is unique, powerful, and a reflection of the many ways people connect—with themselves, their communities, and the world around them. Below, we invite you to meet our incredible speakers and contributors who are generously sharing their journeys. Danielle Aitchison, Paralympian Twenty-three-year-old Danielle Aitchison

“I’ll carry these experiences from The Hearing House with me for the rest of my life.”   Fellini Makimou, a second-year Bachelor of Social Practice student at Unitec in Auckland, is with The Hearing House on a three-month social work placement until the end of June, working alongside our team, supported by our in-house counsellor and whānau support person, Hazel Benson-Dawe.    We caught up with Fellini recently to see how she was enjoying her work placement with us.   Tell u

We are thrilled to share that The Hearing House has recently acquired new Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials (CAEP) equipment—thanks to the generous support of Grace McKean, a valued client of The Hearing House. Grace’s contribution has made it possible for us to bring in this advanced technology, which plays a vital role in assessing how effectively sound is reaching and being processed by the brain, especially in infants and young children with hearing devices.   To suppo

Last month, we hosted another Connect and Share group at The Hearing House – and what a special afternoon it was.  Hosted by our whānau support counsellor Hazel and audiologist Nick, the session brought together cochlear implant users and their families for an afternoon of connection, encouragement, and plenty of good cups of tea. We were also joined by Fellini, our student social worker, and Nicola from Cochlear, who both played a key role in co-facilitating the session and

A clinic hosted by The Hearing House later this month will focus on the families of children affected by CMV, or cytomegalovirus, with a team of specialists looking at a range of needs. “Children who have hearing loss as a result of CMV often have additional sensory, motor, and learning needs that may be overlooked or under investigated because hearing loss is the primary concern of parents,” says Holly Teagle, clinical director of The Hearing House. “The overall goal is to a

Aotearoa New Zealand will host the first-ever Power of Connection  event at Parliament on Tuesday, 17 June 2025—a celebration of the diverse ways deaf/Deaf and hard of hearing people communicate and connect, and the life-changing impact of inclusive, connected care. The inaugural event will highlight the lived experiences of people with hearing differences who communicate in different ways, including cochlear implant technology and New Zealand Sign Language. It builds on the

Psychology graduate Rebekah Butterfield recently spoke with The Hearing House team, sharing insights from her thesis, More Than Just a Language: Hearing Parents’ Experiences of Learning New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) for Their Deaf Children .   Her research explores how learning NZSL shapes hearing parents' relationships with their deaf /Deaf children and how it influences their sense of connection with the Deaf community.   It was during her studies at Victoria University

Our Autumn 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.