New Zealand Sign Language Week 2016 is on this week - from 9 May.
Storytimes in New Zealand Sign Language
Come along and celebrate NZSL week with a storytime with a difference! Stories, rhymes and songs will be spoken and signed.
Storytimes / Wā Kōrero - New Zealand Sign Language Week
Monday, May 9, 2016 (10 to 10:30AM)
Upper Riccarton Library
Storytimes / Wā Kōrero - New Zealand Sign Language Week
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 (10:30 to 11AM)
Shirley Library
Storytimes / Wā Kōrero - New Zealand Sign Language Week
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 (10:15 to 10:45AM)
Hornby Library
Storytimes / Wā Kōrero - New Zealand Sign Language Week
Thursday, May 12, 2016 (11: to 11:30AM)
Te Hāpua Halswell Centre
Library resources
- Find resources to help you learn New Zealand Sign Language
- Search our catalogue for education for Deaf people
- Access Video provides streaming captioned world-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, and helpful instructional videos on every known subject.
- Check out the organisations and clubs for Deaf and hearing impared people listed in our community directory CINCH
Other resources
Ministry of Education New Zealand in collaboration with Deaf Aotearoa, have produced a number of children's Ready to Read eBooks that use NZSL. They can be purchased from iTunes (for Apple devices) or GooglePlay (for Android devices). Titles include:
- Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Diary by Lynley Dodd
- The King's Birthday, by Dot Meharry
- Talking to Nanny by Jo Carson-Barry
The New Zealand Federation for Deaf Children is a useful website for parents.
More about NZSL Week
NZSL Week helps promote the language and aims to raise awareness about New Zealand’s Deaf community. It also provides the Deaf Community a chance to put their hands up
and be heard
, and to stand proud as Deaf as well as promoting their language and culture. Deaf Aotearoa organises this celebration of one of the country’s official languages, New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).
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