Read NZ Te Pou Muramura

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
Established1972 (1972)
TypeNot-for-profit organisation
Legal statusCharity
PurposePromotion of books and reading in New Zealand
Location
ServicesWriters in Schools programme
Chief executive
Juliet Blyth (2020–)
Board chair
Willow Sainsbury (2021–)
Websitewww.read-nz.org
Formerly called
New Zealand Book Council

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (formerly the New Zealand Book Council) is a not-for-profit organisation that presents a wide range of programmes to promote books and reading in New Zealand. It was established in 1972 and its programmes have included supporting writers' visits to schools and enabling writers to travel to different areas of New Zealand.