[4][5][6] In December 1972 the organisation advertised for founding members, with a year's membership costing NZ$3.

[7] In the 1980s the organisation spoke out against books being subject to New Zealand's GST (goods and services tax), saying this was in breach of international agreements.

[8][9] Roger Douglas, then Minister of Finance, said in response that there were no good grounds for books to be exempted from the tax.

[3] Read NZ Te Pou Muramura runs various public event programmes that take New Zealand and international writers to venues around the country.

[4] In 1977, following the success of a pilot, 39 writers were hired to tour schools, including Sam Hunt and Denis Glover.

[6][27] In 1995 the organisation published Bookenz: A Traveller's Guide to New Zealand Books, described by Iain Sharp as a "handy little leaflet".