We’re proud to announce an important milestone for cochlear implant services in Aotearoa New Zealand with the establishment of the Aotearoa Cochlear Implant Programme (ACIP). ACIP is the new national programme for publicly funded cochlear implant services in Aotearoa. The programme provides a national framework for the delivery of cochlear implant services, with services continuing to be delivered by The Hearing House and the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP), which supports people...

For many of our kiritaki/clients, accessing specialist cochlear implant services can mean travelling long distances to Auckland. Our outreach programme helps bring that care closer to home, with our team regularly travelling to communities across the North Island to provide support in familiar local settings. This week, audiologists Latasi Koro and Nathan Lowe and Speech Language Therapist Janine Smith have been on the road with the Hearing House van and car, taking outreach services to...

Andrew Wong is a specialist ENT anaesthetist who has been involved in cochlear implant surgery for the past 20 years. He has seen significant strides in technology and patient advancements over that time, and the life-changing differences that these can make to our kiritaki/clients and their families is what brings him the greatest satisfaction. “Hearing the stories of patients and families after implantation—how hearing has opened up new connections, confidence, and opportunities—remains one...