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==Variants== Differences in lexicon in New Zealand Sign Language have largely developed through the student communities surrounding five schools for the deaf in New Zealand: *[[Van Asch Deaf Education Centre]] (formerly Sumner School for the Deaf), opened 1880 ([[Christchurch]]) *[[St Dominic's School for the Deaf]], opened 1944 in [[Wellington]], moved to Feilding in 1953 *[[Titirangi School for the Deaf]], opened 1942 and closed in the end of 1959 (when the classes opened at Kelston, Titirangi became a boarding house) * Mt Wellington School for the Deaf opened (due to overflow at Titirangi) 1952 and closed in the end of 1959 β when the classes opened at Kelston, Mt Wellington became a boarding house. *[[Kelston Deaf Education Centre|Kelston School for the Deaf]], opened 1958 ([[Auckland]]) and Kelston School for the Deaf Children was renamed in 1991 to Kelston Deaf Education Centre.
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