The work we do is life-changing. As a registered charity operating as a not-for-profit, we aim to keep our fees and costs to a minimum in an effort to make cochlear implant technology accessible to as many people as possible.
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If your business or organisation would like to donate to SCIP and enable profoundly deaf children and adults to access cochlear implant technology and return to a life of hearing, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us here.
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Because demand often exceeds Disability Support Services (Ministry of Social Development) funding, we look to fundraising and charitable donations to help those in real need.
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Latest News
Exploring Family-Centred Early Intervention at FCEI 2026
Joanne Lake and Lydia Evans represented SCIP at FCEI 2026 in Austria, sharing local expertise while bringing home new insights from global leaders in family-centred early intervention. Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) Lead Paediatric Habilitationist Joanne Lake and Paediatric Habilitationist Lydia Evans have returned from Austria after attending the 7th International Conference on Family-Centred Early…
Tate Redgrave Awarded 2026 Southern Hearing Charitable Trust – Forsyth Barr Scholarship
Congratulations to Tate Redgrave, who has won the 2025 Southern Hearing Charitable Trust scholarship.  Each year, the Southern Hearing Charitable Trust (SHCT), in partnership with Forsyth Barr, awards a $5,000 scholarship to support a Cochlear Implant (CI) recipient in tertiary study.  Tate was presented with her award in April, with David Kent (Southern Hearing Charitable…
April 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to the first Newsletter for 2026 which is now available for viewing and can be downloaded here. Otherwise you can open the Newsletter below by clicking on the image. Select the button on the bottom right of the image and it will expand it a more readable option. If you would like to read…
December 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to our Christmas 2025 Newsletter which is now available for viewing and can be downloaded here. Otherwise you can open the Newsletter below by clicking on the image. Select the button on the bottom right of the image and it will expand it a more readable option. From everyone at the SCIP we hope…