NZLA Historical timeline Year 1963 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1974 Historical event Wellington council formed Warwick Elley (NZCER) led research into children's reading interests (Wellington) Introduction of 'country memberships' Hawkes Bay & Canterbury councils formed Establishment of national co-ordinating committeeMarie Clay Area Co-ordinatorInvercargill & Hamilton councils formed Auckland council of IRA formed Palmerston North, Dunedin & Timaru councils formed 1978 1979 1980 1983 Rae McIver became IRA co-ordinatorMarie Clay awarded IRA International Citation of Merit 1st official NZ study tour of USA IRA co-ordinator - Ken Foster (attached to Otago)John Slane & Ken Foster developed framework for NZRA constitution and council consultation Decision made for NZRA to become IRA affiliate 1984 1985 1992 1993 1st NZRA meeting in NelsonRo Griffiths President, Shirley Jack Secretary / Treasurer Received affiliation charter from IRA Marie Clay became president of IRAWarwick Elley awarded IRA International Citation of Merit 1st IRA International Leadership conference 1995 1997 NZRA expanded executive initiated 2nd IRA International Leadership conference 2001 2003 2005 2008 Tai Tokerau council affiliated with NZRA3rd IRA International Leadership conferenceNZRA leadership workshops initiated Tauranga Moana council established and affiliated with NZRAReading Forum NZ becomes a refereed journal 4th IRA international leadership conference Heather Bell awarded IRA Maryann Manning outstanding volunteer service award 2009 2010 Aoraki South Canterbury council established and affiliated with NZRA Heather Bell elected to IRA Board of Directors for 3 year term 2012 2013 Regional leadership workshops established. First workshop held in Dunedin Name change to New Zealand Literacy Association (NZLA) 2018 2021 Wendy Carss elected to ILA Board of Directors for 3 year term. Wendy was invited to serve on the ILA global committee 2021-23 NZLA Literacy Forum moved from printed to digital. Vol. 36 No. 2
