66345 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Internal Affairs

66345 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What engagements, if any, has Te Awhi Rito, Alan Dingley had with schools to champion the importance of reading between 1 January 2024 and 30 September 2024 broken down by month?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that, as part of its role, the Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador (Te Awhi Rito) delivers and supports reading programmes and events across a diverse range of communities. Between 1 January 2024 and 30 September 2024, Te Awhi Rito participated in 61 engagements involving 58 schools reaching at least 5,700 students (not all student data is available). The table below shows the breakdown of engagements at schools and students in each month. Breakdown of engagements at schools and students by month, January to September 2024. Month Engagements Students January 1 180 February 5 500 March 11 1,200 April 2 40 May 14 800 June 5 1,099 July 1 400 August 6 471 September 16 1,010