Northland Deaf shout out ‘One Year to Go’

Published 21 September 2010, Posted in Northland

From cows in Clutha to sky writers in Taranaki, regions all over New Zealand have marked the milestone of ‘One Year to Go’ (OYTG) until RWC 2011 in their own unique regional style.

Regions were invited to ‘shout out’ or ‘spell out’ OYTG, and film it for inclusion in a national compilation released on September 9, 2010 to mark the milestone.

Some used well known landmarks, others had a Rugby or festival theme and one group even did it in sign language…but they all did it in their own way.

In Northland, children from the northern most school in New Zealand (Te Hapua) shout out OYTG in English and Maori, while local Deaf Association members sign it out at the Northland Events Centre, which was redeveloped for RWC 2011.

Check out the full story here.

You can view the full video below or check out members of the Northland Deaf Aotearoa team at 1min 01sec through the video.