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NZSL Board New Zealand Sign Language Board / Te Oranga Reo Rota

NZSL News

A round-up of news about the NZSL Board, the NZSL Fund, recent Government releases and media coverage of interest to the NZSL community.

  • NZSL Board principles for engagement with Turi Māori

    Access to te Ao Māori is critical to the mana, cultural identity, hauora, and socio-economic participation of Turi Māori and their whānau. For Turi Māori, access to te Ao Māori through NZSL and signs for Māori concepts are critical. 

  • 2022 NZSL Community Grants funding

    NZSL Community Grants help NZSL to thrive in local communities and nationally by supporting activities that use NZSL. The grants are for community groups to help NZSL continue and grow.

  • NZSL in schools - Youth Project

    Zoe Ferguson and Cory Myatt were employed as NZSL interns at the Office for Disability Issues in 2020.   As part of the youth project, they were asked to share how the use of NZSL has shaped their identity and experiences at school.

  • NZSL Youth Project full report

    An insight into the preferences and needs of the Deaf Youth community as NZSL users

  • NZSL Youth Project

    An insight into the preferences and needs of the Deaf Youth community as NZSL users

  • Round 8 NZSL community grants

    This is the eighth year that the Board has run a contestable process for funding, giving anyone in the Deaf or NZSL user community the opportunity to put forward their ideas.

  • NZSL Board to fund Sign Language Proficiency adult assessment tool

    The NZSL Board will fund the development and delivery of a national assessment service from April 2021, with secured funding for the first three…

  • Changes to the Terms of Reference

    Following the NZSL Board Terms of Reference review in June 2020, some recommendations were made, that can be found on this page.

  • NZSL Fund Round 7 recipients

    The Minister for Disability Issues is pleased to announce thirteen successful applications from the NZSL Community Grants, totalling $395.800.20 for the 2020/2021 financial year.