NZLA Previous Conferences
New Zealand Conferences
| Conference | Year | Host | Location | Theme |
| 45th NZ Conference | 2023 | Southland | Invercargill | Lighting the Literacy Pathway |
| 44th NZ Conference (did not take place due to Covid) |
2022 | Auckland | Auckland | Our Voices Our Story – Literacies with differing perspecting and contexts |
| 43rd NZ Conference (did not take place due to Covid) | 2021 | Hawkes Bay | Havelock North | Mai te Maunga ki te Moana |
| No Conference (did not take place due to Covid) |
2020 | Taranaki | New Plymouth | N/A |
| 42nd NZ Conference | 2019 | Canterbury | Christchurch | The Arts as a Bridge to Literacy |
| 41st NZ Conference | 2018 | Manawatu | Palmerston North | Literacy Landscapes |
| 40th NZ Conference | 2017 | Waikato | Ham-Well-Chch | The Power of Words |
| 39th NZ Conference | 2016 | Tai Tokerau | Waitangi | Navigating the Literseas |
| 38th NZ Conference | 2015 | Wellington | Wellington | WOW – Words on Wellington |
| 37th NZ Conference | 2014 | Tauranga | Tauranga | Surfing the Literacy Wave |
| 36th NZ Conference | 2013 | Auckland | Auckland | Sailing from Reading to Literacy |
| 35th NZ Conference | 2012 | Hawkes Bay | Hastings | Reading Between the Vines |
| 34th NZ Conference | 2011 | Bay of Plenty | Rotorua | A Literacy Explosion |
| 33rd NZ Conference | 2009 | Otago | Queenstown | Literacy, a remarkable adventure |
| 32nd NZ Conference | 2008 | Waikato | Hamilton | Bridges to Literacy |
| 31st NZ Conference | 2007 | Taranaki | New Plymouth | Nga Taonga – From the mountain to the sea |
| 30th NZ Conference | 2006 | Tai Tokerau | Bay of Islands | Nga Kete – Focused teaching, focused learning |
| 29 NZ Conference | 2005 | Southland | Invercargill | Across the Border – your passport to literacy |
| 28th NZ Conference | 2004 | Manawatu | Palmerston North | Magic of Literacy |
| 27th NZ Conference | 2003 | Wellington | Wellington | From Mansfield to Middle Earth |
| 26th NZ Conference | 2002 | Canterbury | Christchurch | Open the Other Eye and Read |
| 25th NZ Conference | 2001 | Nelson | Nelson | Celebrating 25 Years |
| 24th NZ Conference | 1999 | Otago | Dunedin | Something to Crow About |
| 23rd NZ Conference | 1998 | Waikato/Bay of Plenty | Hamilton | Literacy: The Heart of Learning |
| 22nd NZ Conference | 1996 | Taranaki | New Plymouth | Literacy for Lifelong Learning |
| 21st NZ Conference | 1995 | Southland | Invercargill | Reading – the Key |
| 20th NZ Conference | 1994 | Auckland | Auckland | On Being Literate |
| 19th NZ Conference | 1993 | Canterbury | Christchurch | Readers and Writers Towards 2000 |
| 18th NZ Conference | 1992 | Wellington | Trentham | Getting the Message |
| 17th NZ Conference | 1990 | Manawatu | Palmerston North | Nurture the Culture |
| 16th NZ Conference | 1989 | Otago | Dunedin | Reading to Learn |
| 15th NZ Conference | 1987 | Waikato | Hamilton | The Wonder of Words |
| 14th NZ Conference | 1985 | Wellington, Canterbury & Nelson combined | Nelson | The Common Experience: A Team Effort |
| 13th NZ Conference | 1984 | Wanganui | Wanganui | Reading Towards Tomorrow |
| 12th NZ Conference | 1982 | Canterbury | Christchurch | Reading by all means |
| Regional Conference | 1981 | Bay of Plenty | Rotorua | Literacy in the Eighties |
| Regional Conference | 1981 | Hawkes Bay | Taradale | Reading: A Family Affair |
| Regional Conference | 1981 | Otago | Dunedin | Readers by Reading |
| 11th NZ Conference | 1980 | Wellington | Heretaunga | Reading ’80 |
| 10th NZ Conference | 1979 | Auckland | Auckland | Reading: The Great Expectation |
| 9th NZ Conference | 1978 | Otago | Dunedin | Understanding Reading: Reading to Understand |
| 8th NZ Conference | 1977 | Manawatu | Palmerston North | Reading Through Process and Success |
| 7th NZ Conference | 1976 | Southland | Queenstown | Reading Through Children’s Literature |
| 6th NZ Conference | 1975 | Waikato | Hamilton | The Need is to Read |
| 5th NZ Conference | 1974 | Canterbury | Christchurch | New Directions for Teaching Reading |
| 4th NZ Conference | 1973 | Wellington | Wellington | Reading is Everyone’s Business |
| 3rd NZ Conference | 1972 | Auckland | Auckland | Reading: Books and Children |
| 2nd NZ Conference | 1971 | Auckland | Auckland | Reading: A Local and International Challenge |
| 1st NZ Conference | 1970 | Auckland | Auckland |
