Reed Publishing

Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, (formerly A. H. Reed Ltd, publishing under the A. H. and A. W. Reed imprint),[1] was one of the leading publishers in New Zealand.[2] by Alfred Hamish Reed in association with his nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed[3] It was a New Zealand literature specialist and general titles publisher, releasing over 100 titles a year including a number of significant New Zealand authors such as Barry Crump, Janet Frame and Witi Ihimaera. In 2006 the firm won the Thorpe Bowker Award for Outstanding Achievement in New Zealand Book Publishing.[4]

For Reed Publishing (U.S.), see Marquis Who's Who.
Reed Publishing
Parent companyPenguin Group
Founded1911
Statusacquired
GenreBooks, records
Country of originNew Zealand

History

The Reed firm was founded in Dunedin,[5] New Zealand in 1911[6] by Alfred Hamish Reed in association with his nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed.[3]

In its early years Reed operated as a Sunday school and religious supply business[7] and in the early 1930s it moved into publishing.[5] The publishing side of the firm expanded quickly, taking advantage of the shortage of imported books during World War II.[5]

In the 1950s and 1960s A. H. & A. W. Reed issued a number of bestsellers, including books by Barry Crump, and became New Zealand's foremost educational publisher.[5] In the late 1960s the firm was the largest publisher in Australasia.[2] In the 1970s Reed had its head office in Wellington and branches in Auckland, Christchurch, Sydney and London.[8]

The firm published many popular non-fiction books that "celebrated a distinctly New Zealand way of life",[2] including works in the fields of "back-country tales, books on sport, gardening, cooking and crafts" and illustrated books of "natural history and books of landscape photographs and painting".[5] Books on Māori topics were one of Reed's specialities.

In the 1970s faced growing problems of shrinking markets and increased competition.[5]

A. H. Reed Ltd was sold to Associated Book Publishers (ABP) in 1983[9] and, with Methuen Publishing also part of ABP, became "Reed Methuen".[10] After several more ownership changes, it became "Heinemann Reed" in 1988, and was renamed "Reed Publishing (NZ)" in 1992.[11] In 2007 it changed its name to "Raupo Publishing (NZ)".[12] Raupo is Maori for bulrush (Typha orientalis), a type of reed. Raupo is currently an imprint of the Penguin Group.[13]

Book series

Book series published by Reed included:

  • Know Your Garden Series
  • Mobil New Zealand Nature Series
  • New Zealand Art Series
  • New Zealand Profile Series
  • Pacific Writers Series[14]
  • Pageant of the Pacific
  • Raupo Books
  • Reed Colourbook Series
  • The Silver Fern Series [15]

Kiwi Pacific Records and Hibiscus Records

In 1957 A.H. & A.W. Reed began producing records "to support the company's Maori language, physical education and folk-dancing school texts". This division of Reed became known as "Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited" and is no longer part of the former company.[16]

Hibiscus Records is a division of Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited and has many Polynesia and Maori titles on CD, specialised in mainly authentic Polynesian music. There were many Maori and Pacific Island recordings released via Kiwi Pacific Records International Limited in Hastings New Zealand. A great deal of the recordings were produced and recorded by author James Siers. An example of James Siers work is Bora Bora – Island of Dreams by the Hotel Bora Bora Entertainers, released on Hibiscus HLS-22.[17]

Other authentic recordings are Western Samoa Festival Performers, The Festival Music From Western Samoa released on Hibiscus HLS-72 in 1976,[18] and Western Samoa Teachers Training College – Samoa Song And Rhythm Hibiscus TC HLS-24 in 1972.[19]

Selected releases
EP
    • The Beachcombers, Songs For Beachcombers – Hisbiscus Records HE.5
    • Jerome Grey, Jerome Grey at the Intercontinental, Songs of Samoa – Hisbiscus Records HE.6
LP

"Adventures in Sound" Series, HLS-1 – HLS-6

  • Hibiscus HLS-1 – Cawaci-Loreto Combined Choirs – Echoes of the Islands
  • Hibiscus HLS-2 – Navuavu Village Entertainers – Fiji – Isles of Enchantment
  • Hibiscus HLS-3 – Ann's Betela Dancers and Drummers, Johnny and Alice Vahua, etc. – Rarotonga Festival
  • Hibiscus HLS-4 – Tongan Entertainers, Queen Salote College Choir, Tui Mala Group – Destination Tonga [20]
  • Hibiscus HLS-5 – Voqa Kei Turaki – The Lure Of Fiji [21]
  • Hibiscus HLS-6 – The Girls Of Matautu – Samoa Sings
  • Hibiscus HLS-11 – Talofa Village Entertainers – The Best Of Samoa
  • Hibiscus HLS-12 – Tradewinds Boys at the Tradewinds Hotel, Bay Of Islands, Suva – Where The Tradewinds Blow
  • Hibiscus HLS-15 – Nawaka Village Entertainers – Meke Fiji
  • Hibiscus HLS-18 – Fiji Police Band – Pacific Brass [22]
  • Hibiscus HLS-20 – The Fijians – The Rhythm Of Fiji [21]
  • Hibiscus HLS-21 – Western Samoa Teachers Training College – Samoa I Sisifo [21]
  • Hibiscus HLS-26 – Choir of the Western Samoa Teachers Training college – Samoan Songs of Worship
  • Hibiscus HLS-34 – The Beachcombers – Songs From A Paradise Isle
  • Hibiscus HLS-43 – Music From Rakavono A Fijian Folk Opera for Children, Presentation and performance by pupils and staff of Levuka Public School, Hibiscus (1972)
  • Hibiscus HLS-87 – The Five Stars – Fetu e Lima (1981)
  • Hibiscus HLS-49 – The Gilbert & Ellice Festival Company – Te Bino/TeTinere/Te Kawawa/Te Kamei/TeBuki/Ellice Fatele(1972)
  • Hibiscus HLS-72 – Unknown – Festival Music From Western Samoa [21]

Notes
  1. A.H. & A.W. Reed (Firm) (WorldCat Identities), worldcat.org. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Ian Dougherty, "Reed, A. H. & A. W.", in: Michael F. Suarez, S.J. and H. R. Woudhuysen, eds., The Oxford Companion to the Book, Oxford University Press, 2010 (online version). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. A.W. Reed, penguin.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. Reed Books, reed.co.uk (archived on archive.org). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. Elizabeth Caffin, "A.H. & A.W. Reed", in: Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, eds., The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, Oxford University Press, 2006 (online edition). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. Title of: A. W. Reed, The House of Reed: Fifty Years of New Zealand Publishing, 1907-1957, Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1957.
  7. "Books and Boots: The story of New Zealand publisher, writer and long-distance walker, Alfred Hamish Reed", otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. Peter Beadle, Fiordland, Wellington, Sydney and London: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1973, verso page.
  9. Stephens, Joy (1 July 2013). "Interview: Ray Richards' lifelong love affair". New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  10. Treanor, Pamela. "Reed, Alfred Hamish". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  11. Caffin, Elizabeth (31 October 2014). "Publishing – Publishing in the 1980s and 1990s". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. Herrick, Linda (21 November 2007). "International takeover strips Reed of name". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. Penguin Random House New Zealand, publishers.org.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (Organisation), nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  15. The Silver Fern Series (A. H. and A. W. Reed) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  16. Kiwi Records, nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  17. No. 71 (1973); teaohou.natlib.govt.nz
  18. Western Samoa Festival Performers, The – Festival Music From Western Samoa; Discogs.com
  19. Western Samoa Teachers Training College – Samoa Song And Rhythm available from ; Dicogs.com
  20. Discogs
  21. Discogs Hibiscus
  22. National Library of New Zealand No. 69 (1971), Records reviewed by Dan Armstrong

Further reading
  • A. W. Reed, The House of Reed: Fifty Years of New Zealand Publishing, 1907-1957, Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1957.
  • A. W. Reed, The House of Reed, 1957-1967, Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1968.
  • Dennis McEldowney, "Publishing, Patronage, Literary Magazines", in: Terry Sturm, ed., The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English, Oxford University Press, 1991.
  • Edward Bohan, The House of Reed, 1907–1983: Great Days in New Zealand Publishing, Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2005.
  • Gavin McLean, Whare Raupo: The Reed Books Story, Auckland: Reed Books, 2007.
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