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Feature Title
Promised New Zealand
by Freya Klier
Fleeing Nazi Persecution: this is the true tale of refugees who fled Nazi terror in Europe for a safe... 
Children's feature title
The Little Blue Duck
Chris Gurney, Illustrator: Stevie Mahardhika
Browsing through her recipe book, the Little Blue Duck decides to make a pavlova! But Tui, Kea and Weta...
New Zealand Book Council
Bringing Books and People Together
Like no other human activity reading opens up our imagination. It enables us to understand those around us. It allows us to project the future and reach back into the past. Reading can entertain, challenge and educate. We believe that reading can transform people's lives.
Our mission is to inspire more New Zealanders to read more; to promote reading in general, but particularly to represent and promote New Zealand writing and writers – our own artists, stories and points of view.
Latest News
Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript and Book Awards 2010
The 2010 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Awards are now open and New Zealand writers with a passion for...
Booknotes
Our summer issue is out: Chloe Hooper on telling dark tales, new poetry from Bill Manhire, CK Stead’s travels abroad, Emily Perkins on point of view, Steve Braunias’ encounter with the madding crowd, and more. Now also online.
