Rehabilitationist Nikki Cleine represented SCIP at the Cochlear Implant International Community of Action (CIICA) conference in Brussels last week (22–23 October 2026), joining 117 delegates from 29 countries across five continents. The conference brought together 35 cochlear implant users, alongside researchers, clinicians and advocates, with a shared goal of improving access to cochlear implant technology…
DetailsThe New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Board has published a new position statement to guide the use of artificial intelligence (AI) with NZSL. Projects involving NZSL and AI are underway across the public and private sectors and in research institutions. Now is the time to shape this work to strengthen NZSL, support Deaf and Turi…
DetailsDo you have a cochlear implant and are you planning to start tertiary education or trades training, or are you already studying? You could be eligible for a $5,000 scholarship from the Southern Hearing Charitable Trust to support your educational journey. The scholarship is available to eligible cochlear implant recipients who are pursuing further education…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsGet 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…
DetailsSCIP 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…
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