Playing at the top of his game and aiming for a career in sports

Talented sportsman Finn Diphoorn is proving that a cochlear implant is no barrier to achieving his goals and living life to its fullest. As the 2023 recipient of the Southern Hearing Charitable Trust Scholarship, sponsored by Forsyth Barr, Finn is honoured to put the funds towards his tertiary studies. Finn lives in Napier and is…

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SCIP Annual Report 2022-23

Our 2022-23 Annual Report is now available. Shortly, we will send out a copy to our recipients and their families by email for those we hold email addresses for; for others, we will send a copy by post. You can also download a PDF copy here.    

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Our 20th Anniversary Charity Auction – Thank you for your support

On September 21, we held our 20th Anniversary Charity Auction at Rydges Latimer in Christchurch. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended and the business and organisations who donated items for our auction. Together, we raised $53,850 with all proceeds going towards our regional outreach clinics, to ensure our services are accessible for all…

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Hear Our Stories

Kia ora koutou, This book celebrating 20 years of the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme through 20 client stories shares the remarkable impact of this wonderful technology on the lives of ordinary New Zealanders. These narratives commemorate our work over two decades. Each of the 20 stories is associated with a year in the life of…

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