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Because Reading Changes Lives | Who we are Reading makes life better. Read NZ Te Pou Muramura helps grow generations of readers by advocating for reading in Aotearoa New Zealand and delivering programmes that incentivise reading and writing in schools and communities. We run campaigns to encourage New Zealanders to read; research our reading habits and barriers to reading; and advocate for the importance of reading. We also champion New Zealand storytelling in all its forms through our school and arts sector programmes. Our special name expresses the concept of moving from darkness into light, as told in the Māori creation story. This metaphor can also be used to describe what happens during the process of reading. 'Muramu | Our staff Email Juliet Blyth Close bio Juliet Blyth CHIEF EXECUTIVE Read bio Bookselling claimed Juliet in her early 20s when she took a part-time role at Bennetts Government Bookshop in Bowen House, Wellington. From 2011-2020 Juliet was GM of Vic Books based at Vi

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