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10 September 2025Hot off the press – September giveawaysTo be in to win any of these fabulous titles, just email us at communications@read-nz.org with GIVEAWAY and the book's title in the subject line, and your name and postal address in the email body. This month we've chosen books in honour of te wiki o te reo Māori: selecting books with kupu Māori or sharing te ao Māori.
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09 September 2025Hot off the Press—September sector news
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02 July 2025Given Words celebrates its tenth year
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01 July 2025Hot off the Press—July sector news
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05 June 2025Famous Faces Feature in 2025 Children’s Book Awards Shortlist
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19 May 2025Exploring identity through poetry: a kōrero with Matariki Bennett
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15 May 2025Our picks from the Ockhams
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05 May 2025Matariki ki te Ao: A conversation with Izzy Te Aho-White
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01 May 2025Hot off the press – May giveaways
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01 May 2025Hot off the Press - May sector news
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17 April 2025Kate De Goldi named Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador for Aotearoa
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15 April 2025Three Aotearoa New Zealand authors make Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist
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01 April 2025Hot off the press – April giveaways
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31 March 2025Hot off the Press - April sector news
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17 March 2025Q&A with Michael Botur: Glass Barbie
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01 February 2025Hot off the Press - February sector news
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01 February 2025Hot off the press – February giveaways
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30 January 2025Burning, bestselling and beautiful books nominated for 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
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01 December 2024Hot off the Press - December sector news
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18 November 2024The Sunforge and more: Q&A with Sascha Stronach
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11 November 2024Teachers Reading Challenge returns for another round
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01 November 2024Hot off the Press - November sector news
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01 November 2024Hot off the press – November giveaways
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03 October 2024Educator Te Kahu Rolleston shares tukanga ako for the first time in 2024 Pānui
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01 October 2024Hot off the Press - October sector news
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01 October 2024Hot off the press – October giveaways
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12 September 2024Judges announced for 2025 Ockham NZ Book Awards
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11 September 2024Poetry with Given Words: competition winners for 2024
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26 August 2024Reflections on Pōkai Tuhi
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15 August 2024Hot off the Press - August sector news
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05 August 2024Duffy and the Bullies hits the page
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02 August 2024Hot off the press – August giveaways
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29 July 2024More Māori and Pasifika talent to inspire reading in schools and kura
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08 July 2024Life after Ockhams: reading recommendations
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05 July 2024Hot off the Press - July sector news
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02 July 2024Given Words returns for its ninth year
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01 July 2024Hot off the press – July giveaways
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17 June 2024Letters read live in support of historic writer’s cottage
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06 June 2024Big names feature on national children’s book award shortlist
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06 June 2024Hot off the press – June giveaways
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04 June 2024Hot off the Press - June sector news
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16 May 2024Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024 Winners’ Announcement
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02 May 2024Hot off the press: May giveaways
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01 May 2024Hot off the Press: May sector news
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24 April 2024Why we need the freedom to read
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08 April 2024Hot off the press: April giveaways
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02 April 2024New tool to help writers and illustrators protect their work
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01 April 2024Hot off the Press: April sector news
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13 March 2024Auckland Writers Festival announces unbeatable lineup for this year’s Festival
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06 March 2024Literary heavyweights vie for top fiction prize in Ockham NZ Book Awards
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04 March 2024Book launch celebrates student creativity at one of Aotearoa’s largest Chinese schools
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01 March 2024Hot off the Press: March sector news
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01 March 2024Hot off the press: March giveaways
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01 February 2024Praised and popular books nominated for 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
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13 December 2023Hot off the Press: December sector news
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14 November 2023Hot off the press: November Giveaways
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14 November 2023Hot off the Press: November sector news
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10 November 20232023 Pānui: Mona Williams delivers a 'story from her own mouth'
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06 November 2023Award-winning illustrator to inspire Whanganui schools
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10 October 2023Hot off the Press: October sector news
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10 October 2023An inside look at publishing in Aotearoa
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10 October 2023Hot off the press: October Giveaways
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02 October 2023Five reasons to become a Read NZ Te Pou Muramura member
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13 September 2023Rebel Girls of Aotearoa Literature puts a fresh spin on creative writing
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11 September 2023Given Words selects winning poems for 2023
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29 August 2023Read NZ Te Pou Muramura announces storyteller Mona Williams will deliver the 2023 Pānui
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28 August 2023Hooray for National Poetry Day!
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10 August 2023History and humanity: 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists
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08 August 2023Dahlia Malaeulu named Emerging NZ Publisher 2023
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08 August 2023Hot off the Press: August sector news
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01 August 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Echo
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25 July 2023Whitcoulls Top 100 Books 2023
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10 July 2023Give Given Words a try this August!
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04 July 2023Hot off the Press: July sector news
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03 July 2023Q&A: Re-food with Emily King
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19 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Eileen Merriman
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17 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Children of the Rush
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12 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Kate de Goldi
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07 June 2023Alan Dingley: Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Q&A
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05 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Brian Falkner
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02 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Philippa Werry
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01 June 2023NZ Book Awards Q&A: Brianne Te Paa
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31 May 2023Hot off the Press: June sector news
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22 May 2023Q&A with Carly Waddleton
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17 April 2023Q&A with Dr Libby Whittaker
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29 March 2023Next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador named
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22 March 2023After-burn: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023 - Q&A with Dr Tracey Slaughter
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15 February 2023Oratia’s new Moana Oceania series – a chat with author Dahlia Malaeulu and publisher Carolyn Lagahetau
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03 February 2023Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Breaks All Records
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11 January 2023Meet #nzreadaloud: hope for reluctant readers
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12 August 2022BooksAlive: connecting tamariki to book awards
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13 June 2022Celebrating our 50th birthday with a special Pānui
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25 May 2022Reading Stories from Aotearoa New Zealand: a new resource for teachers
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06 April 2022A half-century for Read NZ... and author visits to schools
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14 March 2022The Superpower of Infinite Application: Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown on reading to children
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11 March 2022Our 2021 research: Jordan Hamel on the increased popularity of poetry in Aotearoa
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10 March 2022Our 2021 research: reading and our wellbeing
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09 March 2022Our 2021 research: men reading
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08 March 2022Our 2021 research: reading with children
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06 March 2022Kiwis love to read to their children, new survey finds
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12 November 2021Young writers from the Wellington region celebrated
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19 October 2021Meet Mrs Lino Nelisi this Niue Language Week!
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30 September 2021Northland novel series lands international publisher, hits Audible
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30 September 2021Allen & Unwin New Zealand announces the winner of the inaugural commercial fiction writing prize
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27 November 2020Let’s make reading visible
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03 November 2020Juliet's top tips for 'non-readers'
