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BLENNZ Auckland North West relocation

December 2, 2019

The new temporary office for BLENNZ Auckland North West with all the desks in it

Due to roll growth at Marlborough Primary School the room that we had been based in for 27 years was redesignated as a classroom. At the end of term 2 we sadly packed up… Read more

‘Make a hamburger’ lunch – Celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori!

September 13, 2019

Bradley is facing the camera and holding up his burger about to take his first bite!

What an awesome way to celebrate te wiki o te reo Māori!  To add to our te wiki o te reo Māori celebrations, we had a ‘Make a hamburger’ lunch… Read more

RTV’s ‘Brush up’ on DOM skills

August 22, 2019

Palmerston North RTV team members stand with their canes; Amanda Gough, Darrell Lee, Trish Bishop, Meredith Pitcher

In term 1 2019 four experienced RTVs from BLENNZ Palmerston North attended the DOM ‘On Campus’ course at Homai. Over a five day period there was attendance at workshops and plenty… Read more

Building sports and recreation opportunities outside of school

August 1, 2019

A group of 9 students with their instructor getting their photo taken on a stage

A need to offer a wider range of local sporting opportunities during the weekend for South Auckland youths with visual impairments, led to the founding of the Matariki South Youth Sports Program.   The free program, created by Casey… Read more

Learning for life

June 21, 2019

A child is standing in front of the stove cooking food

The first part of the year has been about new learning for staff and ākonga at BLENNZ Southland. This includes attendance at the DOM Supporters on Campus Course and professional development… Read more

International Albinism Awareness Day

June 13, 2019

Hand drawn self portrait by Sophia with the words International Albinism Awareness Day 2019 above her head

Sophia is a 9-year-old student from Dunedin, who has Albinism. She is helping the children and teachers at her school learn more about Albinism, in the hope of promoting greater… Read more

BLENNZ Coordinator team 2019

June 6, 2019

the 3 VRC Coordinators standing around the globe at Homai.

This is the new Visual Resource Centre Coordinator Team. We welcome Saul Taylor back to BLENNZ from Deaf Education sector, he brings a wealth of knowledge with him with a… Read more

Momo Challenge

March 8, 2019

Netsafe Advisory text

There have been a number of reports in the media recently about an online ‘game’ which is known as the Momo Challenge. Most recently these reports have been focused on… Read more

BLENNZ Christchurch ākonga learn to play the ukulele and marimba

September 10, 2018

Four students with music teacher Virginia playing ukuleles at Christchurch festival

This year a third music class was started, catering to ORS Vision Only students. The main drive behind this group was to learn the marimba and ukulele repertoire so to… Read more

PVI Conference 2019

June 28, 2018

Eye chart with child's face peeking through hole in chart

PVI are holding their annual Parent Conference this year in Wellington from 26th – 28th  October. This is the registration form for parents to complete. At present they are over halfway… Read more

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