21 Jan 2026

Growing generations of readers in Aotearoa

From On the Air - Mā runga iarere, 2:40 pm on 21 January 2026
Libraries within Canterbury's Selwyn District are undertaking a two year trial to drop fines for overdue books.

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Read NZ has been running their writers in schools programme for more than 5 decades in Aotearoa. Generations of new readers have been inspired to pick up books when a local writer or illustrator has visited their classroom.

Chief executive of Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Juliet Blyth joins Maggie Tweedie to discuss the program and its success.