New Zealand Presses: noted from the Auckland Central Library Ephemera Collection

In the Presses noted down from items found in the Auckland City Libraries Ephemeral Collection, It is interesting to note the range of printers that are involved in the production of Ephemera. The Presses are not all romantic notions of the private artisan press; on the contrary most items are produced for commercial business outcomes.

Newspapers such as, Otago Daily Times Print produced many documents especially inserts.
Many of the Presses no longer exsist and a few have changed their business name such as, Bryant and Gadd a small Hastings business established in the 1920's is now known as MR PRINT GROUP. The current owner and Managing Director Mr John Single purchased the business in 1976 and in 2002 he purchased another prominent printing company and merged them together to begin trading as MR PRINT GROUP.

Others have maintained their name and moved their production towards contemporary commercial expectations such as, Cox and Dawes of Penrose, Auckland. Cox and Dawes specialize in multi-colour printing of promotional material, brochures, company reports, prospectus, annual reports, stationery, newsletters, calendars, posters, showcards. 7 day printing service, die-cutting and embossing. Te Rau Press, Gisbourne now known as Te Rau Design & Print has an impressive pedigree dating back to the 1870s. The first printing press was based at Te Rau Kahikatea to fulfil the printing needs of early missionaries. The Maori name Te Rau literally translated means ‘the leaf’. The press now operates with commercial clients and within their community. Wilson and Horton now operates as W&H Print Ltd; the commercial print subsidiary of APN. APN is New Zealand's major news & information company, operating in four key areas: newspaper publishing (nine daily newspapers and 32 free community papers); new internet-based media; specialist publishing (including two leading weekly magazines).