Our autumn edition of Sound Matters is here! 🍂​ ​ As the season shifts — with cooler days, changing leaves, and the move away from daylight saving — it offers a natural moment to pause, reflect on the year so far, and look ahead to what’s next, both individually and across our kiritaki/client and whānau community.​ ​ This season reflects on the bar-tailed godwit’s annual journey between Aotearoa and the Northern Hemisphere, a remarkable example of endurance, connection, and the cycles of...

Deborah Gill “I went to my first audiologist at about 35. I had two small children at the time and had returned to teaching at Greenmeadows Intermediate in Manurewa. Things sounded muffled, and I struggled to hear without asking people to repeat themselves. “I wasn’t too concerned and underwent some hearing tests, and it was suggested that I wear hearing aids in both ears. That was a surprise. “My first hearing aids were a shock, and I panicked. Things I didn’t want to hear were loud,...

​Recently, Bronwyn and Chris, two of our SLTs, delivered a lecture to Speech and Language Therapy students at the University of Auckland.​ ​Their session explored the important role SLTs play in adult cochlear implant rehabilitation — from supporting communication and hearing outcomes to providing psychosocial counselling and planning personalised rehabilitation programmes.​ ​We were also grateful to be joined by our kiritaki/clients Annette, Keith, and Paul, along with Jackie, Paul’s wife,...