For nearly four years, Tara Barr has been a vital member of The Hearing House team, helping ensure that kiritaki/clients, clinicians and communities receive the support they need behind the scenes. As Clinical Administration Team Lead, Tara combines organisation, problem-solving and a passion for helping others to keep a wide range of services running smoothly. Tara was drawn to The Hearing House because of the opportunity to work for a not-for-profit organisation that makes a meaningful...

A special piece of Aotearoa New Zealand was recently shared on the global stage at the 7th International Conference on Family-Centred Early Intervention (FCEI) in Austria. A breakout session titled “Bringing Sign Language Out of the Shadows: Collaborative Pathways to Inclusive Early Intervention in Aotearoa” highlighted how services here are evolving to better support Deaf and hard of hearing children and their whānau. Historically, families have often been presented with a binary choice of...

When Faye Ketu looks back on the past two years, she describes it as an "unexpected journey". It’s been one filled with challenges she never saw coming, but also incredible opportunities she never imagined possible. For more than 25 years, Faye managed her hearing differences with hearing aids. As a nurse, she spent years working on contracts across Outback Australia, adapting as her hearing changed and expecting that she would simply continue upgrading her hearing aids when needed. But in...