The work we do is life-changing. As a registered charity operating as a not-for-profit, we aim to keep our fees and costs to a minimum in an effort to make cochlear implant technology accessible to as many people as possible.
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Latest News
Introducing the Aotearoa Cochlear Implant Programme
The Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) is pleased to mark an important new chapter for cochlear implant services in Aotearoa New Zealand with the establishment of the Aotearoa Cochlear Implant Programme (ACIP). ACIP is the new national programme for publicly funded cochlear implant services, bringing together SCIP and The Hearing House within a nationally coordinated…
Get ready to get LOUD for Loud Shirt Day 2026
Get ready to turn up the colour! Loud Shirt Day is happening on Friday 16 October 2026, and SCIP is excited to be teaming up once again with The Hearing House and our First Voice partners across Australia. Loud Shirt Day is a fun way to bring friends, whānau, schoolmates, workmates, community groups and sports…
SCIP audiologists gain Asia-Pacific insights at Advanced Bionics Masterclass
SCIP audiologists Gemma McCombie from Christchurch and Niky Pai from Wellington recently travelled to Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the Advanced Bionics Asia Pacific Audiology Masterclass. The two-day event brought together audiologists and clinical experts from across the Asia-Pacific region, with world-renowned researcher and clinician Dr René Gifford as the keynote speaker. The programme explored the…
Exploring Family-Centred Early Intervention at FCEI 2026
Joanne Lake and Lydia Evans represented SCIP at FCEI 2026 in Austria, sharing local expertise while bringing home new insights from global leaders in family-centred early intervention. Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) Lead Paediatric Habilitationist Joanne Lake and Paediatric Habilitationist Lydia Evans have returned from Austria after attending the 7th International Conference on Family-Centred Early…