Hearing New Zealand
Hearing New Zealand (also known as The Hearing Association New Zealand) exists to help people with any type of hearing problem. They are a volunteer organisation and receive no government funding.
Hearing New Zealand began as the League for the Hard of Hearing in 1932. Then they changed our name to The Hearing Association in 1976.
Hearing New Zealand have 23 local associations spread throughout New Zealand. Each local association is a separate incorporated society, with members selecting the officers. This enables them to operate at low cost.
What we do
Branches offer one-to-one support for local people with hearing problems, members and non-members alike, both socially and in the workplace.
Some of their Member Associations offer free hearing tests in conjunction with LIFE Unlimited. A number of LIFE’s trained hearing therapists work from Hearing New Zealand branch premises.
The Hearing Association does not fit hearing aids, as this needs to be done by qualified professionals. But they do provide a full range of other assistive devices.
Hearing New Zealand also run public education about preventing hearing loss.
Membership
We encourage all people with a hearing loss to become members of the Association. Many people refer to the hearing loss as the 'invisible disability'. It is estimated that over 880,000 people in New Zealand have hearing problems in one form or another. So if they all joined we would have a huge membership, and there is power in numbers!
Contact details
National President:
Mr Tony Rush
Liaison Officer:
Ms. Amanda Perry
Postal address:
PO Box 707, Kumeu, Auckland 0841
Telephone:
0800 233 445
