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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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Kimberley Kearney: How do you do books?
12 August 2026
Kimberley Kearney: How do you do books?
Toby Morris: Tintin and Asterix saved me
12 August 2026
Toby Morris: Tintin and Asterix saved me
Daniel Allen: Falling in love with reading
12 August 2026
Daniel Allen: Falling in love with reading
Q&A with some Aotearoa Authors for NZ Children's Book Week
11 August 2026
Q&A with some Aotearoa Authors for NZ Children's Book Week
Shelley Burne-Field: Reading by eye, ear, mind, body and soul
11 August 2026
Shelley Burne-Field: Reading by eye, ear, mind, body and soul
Let's read! Children's Book Week giveaways
05 August 2026
Let's read! Children's Book Week giveaways
Author Q&A: Mandy Hager
11 May 2026
Author Q&A: Mandy Hager
Exclusive access to Auckland Writers Festival tickets
12 March 2026
Exclusive access to Auckland Writers Festival tickets
Bookish Sector News: Māehe March
12 March 2026
Bookish Sector News: Māehe March
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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

  • Mental Health
  • Romance fiction
  • 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
  • Symon, Vanda
  • Wilton, Caren
  • Ford, Vince
  • Koster, Melanie
  • Bartle, Rhonda
  • Solly, Ruby
  • Lasenby, Jack
  • Millett, Peter
  • Lau, Sándor
  • Duder, Tessa
  • Rickerby, Helen
  • Blay, Margaret
  • De Goldi, Kate
  • Rabarts, Dan
  • Crump, Martin

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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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.