Christchurch Hospital volunteer Noelani Ritchie has been recognised by Deaf Aotearoa for her dedication to New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL).
The 18 year-old, who was born Deaf and has a cochlear implant, received the NZSL Local Champion Canterbury award in Wellington.
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Public vs private innovation: the next time there is proposed legislation on the table to fund research and development, think twice about the history and the costs of state-funded innovation.
I want to highlight a few of our questions here in the faint hope that the other witnesses, notably MHRA, will not also be given a ‘Hancock-style’ easy ride when they appear before the inquiry over the next two weeks.
Then blames everyone else for being ‘divisive’.
