Literacy & education
As proud partners, sponsors and supporters, find out what we're doing to help Kiwi's read, write and grow.
New Zealand Post is proud to continue its long-term commitment to our core literary partners. These partnerships help lift levels of literacy and education in our communities, enabling New Zealanders to read, write and grow.
Partnerships include:
New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards
New Zealand Post is the principal partner of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards.
The Awards recognise and celebrate the extraordinary talent of our country’s authors and illustrators of children’s books. Find out who the 2012 finalists are.
Having sponsored the awards since 1996, New Zealand Post believes through supporting authors of today, we can inspire writers of tomorrow.
New Zealand Post also provides support for schools to promote creative writing, and reading. Children have been invited to share their creativity by entering stories and poems into a national competition. The top 50 selected stories/poems are professionally illustrated and published in a book available through PostShops or at nzpost.co.nz.
Read the winning stories in the books Submerged and Leprechaun Ice Cream.
Books in Homes
New Zealand Post is a longstanding supporter of the Books in Homes programme which helps bring the work of our top New Zealand writers and illustrators to Kiwi children.
We buy and distribute copies of the finalist books from the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards to schools involved in the Books in Homes programme.
We also support the Duffy Theatre. This theatrical programme visits schools the length of the country promoting the joy of reading through the energy and impact of live theatre.
Find out more about Books in Homes booksinhomes.org.nz
New Zealand Post Book Awards
New Zealand Post has been the principal sponsor of the New Zealand Post Book Awards since 2009, New Zealand’s premier literary awards.
The Awards celebrate excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best books written and illustrated by New Zealanders each year.
Administered by Booksellers New Zealand, find out more about our Book Awards at nzpostbookawards.co.nz
Literacy Aotearoa
New Zealand Post is committed to improving literacy with our support for Literacy Aotearoa - a national organisation that delivers accessible, quality literacy services to New Zealanders. Learning programmes are offered in a range of environments including maraes, homes, prisons, community houses and workplaces.
Find out more about Literacy Aotearoa literacy.org.nz