Celebrating International Cochlear Implant Day 2024

International Cochlear Implant Day is truly something to celebrate here in Aotearoa. Join us today (25 February) as we celebrate cochlear implants and their ability to give people access to the sounds of life. Each year the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme is funded by the Government to provide implants for 60 profoundly deaf adults and…

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Christmas and New Year Hours 2023-24

A PDF copy of this announcement can be downloaded here. Christmas and New Year Hours 2023-24 SCIP offices in both Lower Hutt and Christchurch will close at 5.00pm on Thursday 21st December 2023. Both offices will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 8 January 2024. Some restricted services are available week days during office closure, except…

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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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