{"id":1876,"date":"2026-07-26T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2026-09-09T17:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T05:16:53","slug":"2026-government-book-week-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/2026-government-book-week-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Government Book Week | Celebrating Reading Across Aotearoa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1876\" class=\"elementor elementor-1876\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8791951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8791951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820ca8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820ca8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is something special about seeing an entire school community come together to celebrate books.<\/p><p>During <strong>2026 Government Book Week<\/strong>, schools across Aotearoa welcomed local MPs, mayors and community leaders to help present Duffy books to students and celebrate the joy of reading.<\/p><p>These visits are about much more than handing out books. They give tamariki the opportunity to see that their community believes in them, values their learning, and supports their future.<\/p><p>Every Duffy book a child takes home is another step towards building a home library. It&#8217;s another story to read with wh\u0101nau, another chance to build confidence, and another opportunity to discover where reading can take them.<\/p><p>We would like to thank the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.govt.nz\/\"><strong>Ministry of Education<\/strong><\/a> for its ongoing support in fully funding <strong>Book Offer 2 as part of 2026 Government Book Week<\/strong>, ensuring thousands of children across Aotearoa could once again choose books to call their own.<\/p><h2><strong>Highlights from 2026 Government Book Week<\/strong><\/h2><p>From Northland to Southland, schools embraced <strong>2026 Government Book Week<\/strong> with enthusiasm, welcoming special guests from their local communities to share in the celebrations.<\/p><p>Among those joining schools were:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db464f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3db464f\" 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class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dan-Bidois-MP-for-Northcote-at-Beach-Haven-School-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Bidois, MP for Northcote at Beach Haven School\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Dan Bidois, MP for Northcote at Beach Haven School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Phil-Nixon-Mayor-of-South-Taranaki-at-Rawhitiroa-School-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"Phil Nixon, Mayor of South Taranaki at Rawhitiroa School\" 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Otorahanga at Otewa School\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Rodney Dow, Mayor of Otorahanga at Otewa School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bernie-Wanden-Mayor-of-Levin-at-Levin-School-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bernie Wanden, Mayor of Horowhenua at Levin School\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Bernie Wanden, Mayor of Horowhenua at Levin School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a1cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03a1cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f48f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f48f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Schools across the country also celebrated with their Funding Partners and local communities, recognising the people and organisations who help make the Duffy programme possible.<\/p><p>Every visit reinforced an important message for tamariki: reading matters, and their community is behind them.<\/p><h3><strong>Thank you for sharing Your 2026 Government Book Week Celebrations<\/strong><\/h3><p>We loved seeing the photos and hearing about the different ways schools celebrated <strong>2026 Government Book Week<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Whether it was welcoming a local MP, inviting a mayor to read with students, or simply celebrating the arrival of new books, every school helped create a memorable experience for its tamariki.<\/p><p>Thank you to everyone who shared your photos with us. Your celebrations remind us that when schools, communities, Funding Partners and government work together, we can help more children discover the confidence and opportunities that begin with owning books.<\/p><p>We can&#8217;t wait to see what next year&#8217;s celebrations bring!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1545ec4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1545ec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5948a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c5948a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d74e12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d74e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ea3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94ea3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"as1yh\" data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"228\">Thank You to Our Funding Partners<\/h2><p data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"402\">Government Book Week is only possible because of the generous support of our Funding Partners, who work alongside schools to help put real books into the hands of tamariki.<\/p><p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"512\">We would like to acknowledge and thank the Funding Partners supporting the schools featured in this article:<\/p><ul data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"679\"><li data-section-id=\"1uq505o\" data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"566\"><strong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"537\">Rawhitiroa School<\/strong> \u2013 The Chaston-Huggins Family<\/li><li data-section-id=\"n7t9as\" data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"626\"><strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"594\">Westport South School<\/strong> \u2013 Westpac New Zealand, Westport<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1a7a6ae\" data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"679\"><strong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"645\">Otewa School<\/strong> \u2013 Westpac New Zealand, Te Awamutu<\/li><\/ul><h3 data-section-id=\"ypzyay\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"723\">Could you help support another school?<\/h3><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"987\">Several of the schools featured are currently looking for a Funding Partner. By sponsoring a school, you&#8217;ll help provide books that children can take home and keep, while also supporting programmes like Duffy Role Models, Duffy Theatre and Duffy Champion Awards.<\/p><p data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1019\">Current opportunities include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1222\"><li data-section-id=\"1opbldx\" data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1086\"><strong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1041\">Carlton School<\/strong> \u2013 estimated annual partnership of <strong data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1086\">$3,723<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"10klh4k\" data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1156\"><strong data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1111\">Beach Haven School<\/strong> \u2013 estimated annual partnership of <strong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1156\">$7,120<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"14d8ibz\" data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1222\"><strong data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1177\">Westown School<\/strong> \u2013 estimated annual partnership of <strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1222\">$2,403<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1305\">If you&#8217;d like to help create more moments like these, we would love to hear from you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c842f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c842f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a44f4 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7a44f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/support-a-school\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Funding Partner and support a school.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the most popular books selected by Duffy students during Book Offer 1 in 2026 and why choice is so important in building a lifelong love of reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":1888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government-book-week"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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