Organization: University of Canterbury
Title: Launch of the Aotearoa New Zealand Hearing Screening Test
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Launch of the Aotearoa New Zealand Hearing Screening Test
Description:
The University of Canterbury launched the Aotearoa New Zealand Hearing Screening Test (te whakamātautau whakarongo o Aotearoa), an online digit triplet test for hearing screening in the indigenous Māori language (te reo Māori) and New Zealand English. The test is available at https://nzhst.canterbury.ac.nz/
Primary site: WPR – New Zealand
Region: WPR
Impactful Story:
The new version of the Aotearoa New Zealand Hearing Screening Test was launched on World Hearing Day, and was announced through our networks, including in social media and on University of Canterbury and New Zealand Audiological Society mailing lists. It was followed up by a news release on 11th March:
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/hearing-screening-tests-at-home-now-in-te-reo-mori-
General Photos
Types of Engagement:
Live event:
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: No
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: indigenous communities
Met with individual policymaker: No
Participation of policy makers: No
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: No
WHO educational and social media used: