This survey of children's reading interests in New Zealand, conducted in 1969, sought to discover which books, writers, magazines, and comics children read; what determines their choices; what they look for in a book; and where they obtain their reading material. A cross section of children was surveyed at four class levels from Standard II to Form IV. The survey includes the questionnaire used, a description of the sample, and a discussion of the results categorized according to (1) leisure-time interests, (2) preferred reading materials, (3) choosing books, (4) favorite authors and books, (5) newspaper reading, (6) favorite comics, and (7) favorite magazines. Among the conclusions reached, the authors discovered that children in Forms II and IV read more adult books than they used to; there is some question whether the books children read are of higher literary value than those read as measured by a 1942 survey; that there is a high demand for "thrillers" and popular romances; that television competes with books for children's time; and that teachers should have training in recognizing children's reading interests. (Author/DI)