New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week returns from 4–10 May 2026, marking a significant milestone: 20 years since NZSL was recognised as an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.

There has been heated debate over the Government bill, which would recognise English as an official language alongside NZ Sign Language and Te Reo Māori. The bill was agreed to as part of National’s ...

New Zealand might be full of English speakers, but some politicians are pushing for laws to protect the language.

Accessibility in the Deaf community is about to be transformed, with the development of NZ Sign Language (NZSL) being made available in a digital format. As the leading advocate for the Deaf and hard ...

'Everybody speaks it' - Public responds to controversial English language bill The law would enshrine English alongside Te Reo Māori and NZ Sign Language as an official language of the country, ...

Ministry of Education data show 28,382 students were taught the curriculum through te reo more than half the time last year – ...

With the Prime Minister's Statement now completely wrapped up and out of the way, Parliament this week can focus solely on legislation. Wednesday will also be the first Member's Day for 2026. Members' ...

New sign language laws in Northern Ireland will have a "huge impact", a deaf teenager has said. Ellie-May, 14, gave evidence at Stormont to assembly members on the Communities Committee as they ...

"Get ready for oil to be US$200 a barrel, because the oil price depends on regional security, which you have destabilised," ...

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Hold My Hand focuses exclusively on signers – who can be refreshingly blunt and extremely revealing. Heroda and Hermon Berhane, the deaf identical twin presenters, say it reveals their community in a ...

One of the problems with politicians is that they often stake their political survival on big infrastructure projects. Which is why we’ve got Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey and Waimakariri mayor Dan ...