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Growing generations of readers in Aotearoa

We deliver engagement programmes in communities & schools to help more New Zealanders read more.

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Kate De Goldi: The Book(s) That Made Me a Reader
15 December 2025
Kate De Goldi: The Book(s) That Made Me a Reader
Bookish Sector News: November
26 November 2025
Bookish Sector News: November
Let's read! December giveaways
26 November 2025
Let's read! December giveaways
Announcing Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week!
24 November 2025
Announcing Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week!
Launching New Writers Posters
30 October 2025
Launching New Writers Posters
Hot off the Press—October sector news
29 October 2025
Hot off the Press—October sector news
Given Word Poetry Winners 2025
01 October 2025
Given Word Poetry Winners 2025
Hot off the Press—September sector news
09 September 2025
Hot off the Press—September sector news
Six ways to build community into your reading life
14 July 2025
Six ways to build community into your reading life
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Reading makes

Reading makes life better.

life better.

We believe it’s a superpower
that can transform us.

We run campaigns to encourage New Zealanders to read, research our reading habits and barriers to reading, and advocate for the importance of reading.

  • 55K+
    School students reached
  • 13
    Regions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
  • 100
    Writers engaged
  • 44K+
    School students reached
  • 13
    Regions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
  • 90
    Writers engaged
The Writer's files

The most comprehensive online collection of information about Aotearoa New Zealand's writers

  • Writers In Schools
  • Translator
  • Storyteller
  • Screenwriter
  • Reviewer/Critic
  • Poet
  • Playwright
  • Performer
  • Pasifika
  • Novelist
  • Non-fiction
  • Māori
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Journalist
  • Illustrator
  • Historian
  • Graphic novels
  • Essayist
  • Educational
  • Editor
  • Disabilities
  • Children's author
  • Anthologist
  • Academic
Explore the 600 files
  • Faith, Rangi
  • Binney, Judith
  • Fletcher, Beryl
  • Bilbrough, Norman
  • Joseph, Vivienne
  • Lambert, Leonard
  • George, James
  • Meredith, Courtney Sina
  • Middleton, O.E.
  • Jones, Jenny Robin
  • Challinor, Deborah
  • Begovich, Bianca
  • Ricketts, Harry
  • Galbraith, Ben
  • McKay, Sandy

Read the latest reviews

School Library
A regular round-up of the latest books for children and young adults, reviewed by our member school librarians & teachers.
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Hooked on Books
He Ao Ano
Aotearoa New Zealand book reviews by and for teen readers. Become part of a critical conversation!
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How you can help

What's in a name?

Our special name expresses the concept of moving from darkness into light, as told in the Māori creation story. This metaphor can also be used to describe what happens during the process of reading.