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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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Read NZ Te Pou Muramura turning over a new leaf
23 May 2023
Read NZ Te Pou Muramura turning over a new leaf
Q&A with Carly Waddleton
22 May 2023
Q&A with Carly Waddleton
Your questions answered: Writers in Schools
17 May 2023
Your questions answered: Writers in Schools
Q&A with Dr Libby Whittaker
17 April 2023
Q&A with Dr Libby Whittaker
The recipe for a successful Book Club
04 April 2023
The recipe for a successful Book Club
Next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador named
29 March 2023
Next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador named
After-burn: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023 - Q&A with Dr Tracey Slaughter
22 March 2023
After-burn: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023 - Q&A with Dr Tracey Slaughter
Oratia’s new Moana Oceania series – a chat with author Dahlia Malaeulu and publisher Carolyn Lagahetau
15 February 2023
Oratia’s new Moana Oceania series – a chat with author Dahlia Malaeulu and publisher Carolyn Lagahetau
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Breaks All Records
03 February 2023
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Breaks All Records
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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.

  • 44K+
    School students reached
  • 13
    Regions throughout Aotearoa New Zealand
  • 90
    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

  • Young adult fiction
  • Writers In Schools
  • Writer & Illustrator
  • Translator
  • Storyteller
  • Sports writer
  • Short Stories
  • Self-publishing
  • Scriptwriter
  • Screenwriter
  • Sci fi/fantasy
  • Romance
  • Reviewer/Critic
  • Poet
  • Playwright
  • Picture book writer
  • Picture book illustrator
  • Photographer
  • Performer
  • Pasifika
  • Novelist
  • Non-fiction
  • Memoir
  • Māori
  • Librettist
  • LGBTQI+
  • Junior fiction
  • Journalist
  • Illustrator
  • Horror fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Historian
  • Graphic novels
  • Essayist
  • Educational
  • Editor
  • Disabilities
  • Crime fiction
  • Columnist
  • Children's author
  • Anthologist
  • Academic
  • Speechwriting
  • Flash fiction
  • Science
  • Romance fiction
Explore the 600 files
  • Bishop, David
  • Poole, Doug
  • Cox, Nigel
  • Palmer, Rebekah
  • Roxborogh, Tania
  • Buxton, Jane
  • Harrison, Stuart
  • Beck, Jennifer
  • Wootton, Sue
  • Eldred Grigg, Stevan
  • Catran, Wendy
  • Dallas, Ruth
  • Paterson, Kimberley
  • Mander, Jane
  • Martin Wilson, Niyaz

Read the latest reviews

School Library
A regular round-up of the latest New Zealand-authored books for children and young adults, reviewed by our member school librarians & teachers.
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Hooked on Books
He Ao Ano
New Zealand book reviews by and for Young adult (YA) readers. Become part of a critical conversation!
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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.