Anne Harding-Bell is a specialist SLT at the Cleft unit at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge UK. 

We are running a FREE workshop in conjunction with Auckland University and Middlemore Hospital for parents and community SLTs.   Hear Anne talk about Phonological Principles and the work she has done in developing new approaches to therapy.  This is suitable for all children to the age of 7yrs and is relevant to speech issues associated with cleft and / or VPI.

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Kenny would like to thank all of you who took the time to vote for his ad in the Vodafone 3G Service Competition.  The voting was fierce and Kenny moved up from a possible 6th to 4th on the very last day of voting.   Well done!

Kenny, congratulations from Cleft NZ and all your supporters, we love how you get yourself out there. 

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Members voted on changes to strengthen the Constitution at the Annual General Meeting on Monday 25th May 2009.

This was the culmination of consultation with membership over the past few months.  Quality governance is the goal we are aiming for which will enable our vision and purpose.

Our new name is Cleft New Zealand Incorporated. 

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A single image can change the world.

Use your creativity to represent an aspect of cleft that you are passionate about. It will help us to:

• Promote awareness of children born with a cleft
• Promote awareness of this organisation
• Give the chance to win you a Canon prize pack and us $25,000.

So please help us, we would appreciate it.

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