A Sample of Media Coverage about Dyslexia:

    Here are some of the ways dyslexia and the work of DFNZ have been in the news:

    - June 25, 2009 - Canterbury TV - Goodliving. Click Here.

    - June 23, 2009 - Taranaki Daily News - Children with dyslexia 'casualties of school'. Click here.

    - June 22, 2009 - Telegraph.co.uk - Children to be monitored for dyslexia under £10m plan. Click here.

    - June 22, 2009 - Manawatu Standard - A different way of thinking. Click here.

    - June 20, 2009 - Timaru Herald - Long Battle to be understood. Click here.

    - June 19, 2009 - East And Bays Courier - Breaking down learning barriers. Click here.

    - June 18, 2009 - North Shore Times, Son’s condition inspires dad’s art. Click here.

    - June 17, 2009 - Plains FM interview with Guy Pope-Mayell. Click here to listen.

    - June 17, 2009 - National Radio, Nine to Noon interview with Neil Mackay. Click here to listen.

    - June 17, 2009 - Access Radio Wellington interview with Neil Mackay. Click here to listen.

    - June 16, 2009 - Newstalk ZB – Rethink needed for dyslexia students. Click Here.

    - June 16, 2009 - Plains FM interview with Neil Mackay. Click here to listen.

    - June 16, 2009 - ODT - Dyslexics at risk early. Click Here.

    - June 15, 2009 - bFM interview with Guy Pope-Mayell. Click here to listen.

    - June 15, 2009 - TVNZ Breakfast. Click Here.

    - June 15, 2009 - NZ Herald - Teachers sign up for course on dyslexia. Click Here.

    - June 15, 2009 - Canterbury TV - Goodliving. Click Here.

    - June 15, 2009 - Dunedin TV - Ch 9 - Dyslexia Action Week begins. Click Here.

    - June 11, 2009 - 3News - Musicians get creative for dyslexia week. Click Here. For Video click here.

    - June 11, 2009 - NZ Herald - Song for the one in ten. Click Here.

    - 14 May, 2009 - The Dominion Post - Dyslexia in the spotlight. Click Here.

    - 9 May, 2009 - The Dominion Post - Cadbury chewed out over poster. Click Here.

    - 9 May, 2009 - Scoop - From Trouble to Top Apprentice. Click Here.

    - 12 March, 2009 - HealthDay News - Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia. Click Here.

    - 11 March, 2009 - Otago Daily Times - Dyslexic learner spreads his method of education.
      Click Here.

    - 24 February, 2009 - Scoop - Dyslexia Correction Breakthrough. Click Here.

    - 20 January, 2009 - North Shore Times - Right diagnosis puts Johann on track. Click Here.

    - January, 2009 - Australian News - New law will aid kids with dyslexia. Click Here.

    - 13 January, 2009 - The Dominion Post - Guidelines to help pupils' literacy rate. Click Here.

    - 13 January, 2009 - The Press - Remedial methods 'outdated'. Click Here.

    - 28 November, 2008 - Radio NZ News - Prisoner literacy much worse than previously
      thought. Click Here.

    - 28 November, 2008 - Radio NZ - Corrections department accuses of under reporting.
      Listen to the radio article click here.

    - 12 November, 2008 - Northern Advocate - Donation gives help to dyslexic learners. Click Here

    - 11 November, 2008 - Wairarapa Times - Family holiday job takes the biscuit . Click Here

    - October, 2008 - Employment Today - Dealing with dyslexia. Click Here

    - 24 October, 2008 - The Press - Dyslexia time bomb ticking. Click Here

    - 1 October, 2008 - Bay Habour News - The art of paying it forward. Click Here

    - 19 August, 2008 - Stuff.co.nz - Win a copy of Taare Zameen Par on DVD. Click Here

    - 18 August, 2008 - Scoop - Christchurch garden wins 2008 Landscaping Award. Click Here

    - 14 August, 2008 - Daily Post - 1 in 3 of our kids can't read So who's to blame?. Click Here

    - 7 August, 2008 - Munch money. Click Here

    - 5 August, 2008 - Hauraki Herald - Dyslexia Specialist Share Her Experience
      with Student. Click Here

    - 4 August, 2008 - Education Weekly - Not enough done to bridge NZ's reading gap. Click Here

    - 2 August, 2008 - Otago Daily Times - Dyslexia 'affects self-esteem', funding urged. Click Here

    - 30 July, 2008 - Cambridge Edition - School back dyslexia efforts. Click Here

    - 29 July, 2008 - Marlborough Express - Room One project wins school $2000. Click Here

    - 21 July, 2008 - News Line - Disney Buys Taare Zameen Par distribution rights. Click Here

    - 23 June, 2008 - Education Weekly - Teachers want dyslexic funding. Click Here

    - 23 June, 2008 - NZ Herald - Oscar winner wades into dyslexia row. Click Here

    - 21 June, 2008 - Weta Workshop -Dyslexia can be a “Blessing in disguise". Click Here

    - 20 June, 2008 - Northern Advocate - Not Taken As Read. Click Here

    - 20 June, 2008 - North Shore Times - Dyslexia help turns Luke's life around. Click Here

    - 19 June, 2008 - Fighting dyslexia with boxing - TV3. Click Here

    - 19 June, 2008 - Parents Centres Calls On Government To Act On Dyslexia. Click Here

    - 19 June, 2008 - Dyslexia group can't get excited over Carter offer. Click Here

    - 16 June, 2008 - Education Weekly Dyslexia Edition. Click Here

    - 16 June, 2008 - The Dominion Post - Gift of dyslexia still a burden for many. Click Here

    - 16 June, 2008 - The Dominion Post - True grit overcomes problems of dyslexia. Click Here

    - 16 June, 2008 - The Press - Teachers back urgent calls for more funding. Click Here

    - 14 June, 2008 - The Press - Dyslexia's challenges and gifts. Click Here

    - 14 June, 2008 - NZ Herald - Opening the door to joy of words. Click Here

    - 13 June, 2008 - Press Release:DFNZ - Teachers want funding for dyslexic students. Click Here

    - 13 June, 2008 - Christchurch Press - School fail dyslexic learners. Click Here

    - 12 June, 2008 - I’m really not stupid, mum. Click Here

    - 12 June, 2008 - The Timaru Herald - Diagnosis gives huge relief. Click Here

    - 10 June, 2008 - Schools boycott Labour's big plan. Click Here

    - 10 June 2008 - Southland Times - Cromwell teacher researches dyslexia. Click Here

    - 5 June 2008 - Gisborne Herald - Breakthrough' in treatment of dyslexia. Click Here

    - 31 May 2008 - Christchurch Press - Diverse reasons for learning difficulties. Click Here

    - 23 May 2008 - The Daily Post - 4D enables 3Rs for dyslexic students. Click Here

    - 14 May 2008 - Christchurch Mail - Cashmere takes stand on dyslexia. Click Here

    - May 2008 - Mahurangi Matters - Dyslexia Week aims to raise awareness. Click Here

    - 19 May 2008 - Times Online- Action needed for dyslexics. Click Here

    - 10 May 2008 - NZ Herald - Mad Butcher's Rollercoaster Ride Through Life as a Zany
      Kiwi Legend. Click Here

    - 7 May 2008 - UK Press - Dyslexic Focus in School Review. Click Here

    - 6 May 2008 - Education Guardian - Review of Dyslexia Provision for Children Announced.
      Click Here

    - 5 May, 2008 - Christchurch Press – Computer program combats dyslexia. Click Here

    - 30 April, 2008 - East & Bays Courier – Making sense of learning. Click Here

    - 23 April, 2008 - Christchurch Mail Waimairi – Exhibit wins award. Click Here

    - 10 April, 2008 - Metropol – Author in Christchurch to present inspiring new perspective
      on "learning disabilities". Click Here

    - 17 April, 2008 - Liverpool Echo – Hi tech lifeline for kids with dyslexia. Click Here

    - 15 April, 2008 - The Dominion Post - Bad maths may be a disability. Click Here

    - 15 April, 2008 - Christchurch Press - Form of dyslexia for numbers researched. Click Here    

   - 8 April, 2008 - Dyslexia Differs by Language. Click Here

   - 21 March, 2008 - TV3 News - Te Papa wishing to display works of NZ inventor Colin Murdoch.       Click here

   - 11 March, 2008 - Bay of Plenty Times - 1500 kids with problems to get help. Click Here

   - 09 March, 2008 - Sunday Star Times - Jackie Stewart still a canny character. Click Here

   - 27th February, 2008 - The Press - Dyslexia sculpture garden up for award. Click Here

   - 25 February, 2008 - The Age - Melbourne - Let's define 'learning disabilities' at last. Click Here

   - 16 January, 2008 - Capital Times - New course for teachers. Click Here

   - 5 January, 2008 - Otago Daily Times - Artist's works highlight dyslexia. Click Here

   - 11 January, 2008 - The Dominion Post - NZ 'failing kids who struggle to learn'. Click Here

   - 16 December, 2007 - Sunday Star Times - Quality of new teachers on Carter's 'crack it' list.
      Click Here

   - 01 December, 2007 - The Press - Age of dys-order. Click Here

   - 01 December, 2007 - Nelson Mail - Seeing the big picture. Click Here

   - 18 November, 2007 - TV3 - Support for dyslexics at school a possibility. Click Here

   - October, 2007 - Dyslexia seen as an ‘instructional dysfunction’ rather than a disability - Click Here

   - 11 September, 2007 - Gisborne Herald, Shedding new light on how dyslexic children
      can learn. Click Here

   - 28 August, 2007 - The UK Press, Dyslexic police inspector wins ruling he is disabled. Click Here

   - 8 August, 2007 - The Press, Schools drop literacy tool. Click Here

   - 26 April, 2007 - Parent Centre, Dyslexia Exhibit Launch. Click Here

   - 23 April, 2007 - Times Online, Recognition of dyslexia big breakthrough. Click Here

   - 23 April, 2007 - The Daily Post, New foundation highlights dyslexia. Click Here

   - 21 April, 2007 - The Northern Advocate, Recognition brings new hope for dyslexics. Click Here

   - 20 April, 2007 - The NZ Herald, Govt finally accepts dyslexia exists. Click Here

   - 20 April, 2007 - Scoop, Work of Parents, Advocates on Dyslexia Commended. Click Here

 DFNZ Media Releases:

    DFNZ regularly updates New Zealand media regarding dyslexia and dyslexia-relevant news. Here
    are some of our recent media releases:

   - 15 June, 2009 - Visiting expert: NZ schools put children on path to crime. Click Here

   - 10 June, 2009 - NZ musicians join forces to raise awareness of dyslexia – free downloads from tomorrow. Click Here

   - 3 March, 2009 - International dyslexia expert to hold workshops for nz teachers. Click Here

   - 28 November, 2008 - Dyslexia Foundation: new prison literacy statistics show negative impacts
     of childhood learning issues. Click Here

   - 16 October, 2008 - Dyslexia Foundation launches revolutionary guide for schools in face
     of political inaction. Click Here

   - 21 June, 2008 - Dyslexia can be a “Blessing in disguise". Click Here

   - 18 June, 2008 - Government challenged to front up with dyslexia-specific funding. Click Here

   - 13 June, 2008 - Survey shows NZ teachers want specific Government funding
     for dyslexic students. Click Here
     To download the full Nielson report Click Here (1.2mb PDF)

   - 13 May, 2008 - Dyslexia – it’s time to hear from the front line. Click Here

   - 8 May, 2008 - 4D - paving the way for dyslexia friendly schools. Click Here

   - 7 April, 2008 - Dyslexia exhibit transforms car park and wins landscape award. Click Here

   - 17 October, 2007 - Australian moves to label dyslexia a disability miss’s point. Click Here

   - 10 October, 2007 - DFNZ pleased with progress made by Ministry of Education. Click Here

   - 29 April, 2007 - Dyslexia Foundation and Education Ministry plan next steps. Click Here

   - 19 April, 2007 - Dyslexia Foundation celebrating Ministry of Education recognition of dyslexia.
     Click Here

   - 19 March, 2007 - Walking length of New Zealand to raise money for dyslexia. Click Here

   - 19 March, 2007 - High profile campaign to raise awareness and expose government policy
      flaws. Click Here

   - 15 March, 2007 - Corporate generosity supports innovative new cookie aiming to raise
      $100,000 dollars for dyslexia. Click Here

   - 30 Nov, 2006 - Ruth Dyson throws support behind dyslexia Foundation. Click Here

   - 29 Nov, 2006 - Fantastic support for new dyslexia Foundation being launched by Ruth Dyson.
     Click Here

 What the Government are saying about Dyslexia:

   The following media releases related to dyslexia have been issued by the Government:

   - 20 June, 2009 - Address to the SPELD NZ National Conference. Click Here

   - 10 October, 2007 - MOE starts dyslexia work programme. Click Here

   - 29 April, 2007 - Dyslexia Foundation and Education Ministry plan next steps. Click Here

   - Steve Maharey Interview - TVNZ Close Up 20 April, 2007. Click Here

   - 19 April, 2007 - Ministry improves understanding of dyslexia. Click Here