Staff at BLENNZ Homai and BLENNZ Auckland South celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with kai, te reo Māori, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga. This year’s theme is ākina te reo…. Read more
Learning Areas
A visit to The Pumphouse
In 2015 – 2016 learners from BLENNZ Auckland North received invitations from Tim Bray Productions to attend audio-described performances at The Pumphouse in Takapuna. For some of our learners the… Read more
Success for Kohl
Kohl Goodfellow is an 8 year old boy from Dunedin. He has been having regular developmental orientation and mobility (DOM) training. This training is overseen by Kay Daly, DOM Specialist/Coordinator… Read more
The Marrakesh Treaty
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are seeking feedback about the Marrakesh Treaty before Friday 26th February 2016, at 5pm. “The Marrakesh Treaty is an international treaty that aims… Read more
BLENNZ Gisborne – Building knowledge and use of Te Reo Māori
To enable ākonga and whānau who identify as Māori to be successful, our Tairawhiti team need to be comfortable with tikanga Māori, including greetings, introductions, karakia, waiata and basic Te… Read more
Braille Music Editor 2 Workshop: September 2015
On September 4th, 2015, seven young and enthusiastic music students gathered together at our Homai Campus to spend a day learning how to use the new and exciting Braille Music… Read more
BLENNZ Gisborne – Supporting literacy at home
Inspired by research, “that one of the most effective approaches to helping young children develop literacy skills, is a home environment that supports literacy,” – quote from the Reading is Fundamental… Read more
BLENNZ Music School book
Our long wait is over and our beautiful books have arrived! “This is what we do on Saturday” is a wonderful account of our young students and the time they… Read more
Te wiki tuawaru
Here are some examples as to how the word of the week can be used everyday. The examples used here are based on listening to and using Te Reo Māori… Read more
Te wiki tuawhitu
Here are some examples as to how the word of the week can be used everyday. The examples used here are based on listening to and using Te Reo Māori… Read more