Belinda Cooke to manage marketing for Oratia Media

Media Release18 December 2015

Respected publishing and communications consultant Belinda Cooke has joined independent publisher Oratia Media in a part-time capacity as Sales & Marketing Consultant.Belinda was Managing Director of New Holland Publishers (NZ) for 16 years before opening her own consultancy in January 2015.Earlier this year Belinda led a wide-ranging market survey for Oratia, which set the platform for a relaunch of the business in early 2016.She will oversee the marketing of the rebranded Oratia publishing programme, dealing directly with booksellers and the media, as the business pursues a growth strategy.Belinda will continue to run her consultancy alongside her Oratia role, offering marketing and 
communications services to publishers and other clients in the arts, food, wine and health arenas.Oratia Media Managing Director Peter Dowling welcomed Belinda’s contribution: “We’ve known Belinda for many years and have the greatest respect for her professional abilities.“It’s exciting that we are now working together and I’m sure we’ll benefit greatly from her expertise across the publishing industry.”Belinda Cooke commented: “I’ve always admired Oratia’s focused and culturally significant 
publishing programme, and it became clear during the market survey I conducted earlier in
 the year that this is a widely held view in the industry. So I feel privileged to be able to work with Peter and his team to increase the exposure of their books and services.”

About Oratia MediaFounded in 2000, Oratia Media publishes quality books with a focus on Māori, children’s, history and general non-fiction. The boutique company, based in Oratia in the Waitakere Ranges, 
also supplies publishing and media services to organisations and individuals. 

Gallipoli The New Zealand Story, by Christopher Pugsley

M E D I A    R E L E A S E

Frankfurt, Germany

9 October 2014

Gallipoli

The New Zealand Story

Christopher Pugsley

Classic account of Gallipoli campaign published in new NZ and UK editions today

Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story is out today in a revised edition in New Zealand, and in a separate UK edition from leading military history publisher Frontline Books.

The book is also being showcased this week at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s premier publishing event.

Charles Hewitt, Managing Director, of Frontline Books joined with Libro International’s Peter Dowling at Frankfurt to toast the new book.  

“We recognise Gallipoli as one of the essential accounts of this campaign and are receiving an enthusiastic response from booksellers in the UK,” Hewitt said.

Fully revised and with many new photos, Gallipoli is a brilliant and moving account of this defining campaign of the First World War, told through the eyes of those who fought and died in the unsuccessful effort to seize the Dardanelles from Turkey.

Release Date: 9 October 2014  |  ISBN: 978-1-877514-64-7  |  RRP $49.99

Paperback with flaps, 240 x 170 mm, 400 pages b&w

To arrange an interview with Chris, images or a review copy, contact:

Peter Dowling   027 614 8993 or peter@oratiamedia.com

Libro International, a division of Oratia Media

www.librointernational.com   |    www.oratiamedia.com

Snowy the Doganaut author to visit NZ in June

Snowy the Doganaut

Diego Albuquerque

Brazilian children’s book author and editor Diego Albuquerque is to visit New Zealand from 16 – 22 June to promote his book Snowy the Doganaut.

The book is an established bestseller of Brazilian children’s literature, and has been translated into English for the first time by Peter Dowling, the Auckland-based publisher of Libro International.

It tells the fun story of a strange dog who comes from outer space to challenge people’s view of coping with difference. It goes on sale on 12 June, the day the soccer World Cup kicks off in Brazil.

The Embassy of Brazil will host an official launch for the book in Wellington on Thursday 19 June, and further children’s events are planned in the capital, Auckland and the Waikato.

Diego speaks good English, and will be available for media and school appearances during his visit.

The author:

Diego Albuquerque is an author, editor and screenwriter who lives in Rio de Janeiro. He became Brazil’s youngest published author when this book was released in 1982.

Release Date: 12 June 2014  |  ISBN: 978-1-877514-62-3  | RRP $19.99

Paperback, 200 x 200 mm, 32 pages, full colour

To arrange an interview, images, extracts or a review copy, contact:

Peter Dowling - 027 614 8993   peter@oratiamedia.com

Libro International, a division of Oratia Media

www.librointernational.com   |    www.oratiamedia.com

Adding perspective for NZ book lovers

TITLE: Giotto

AUTHOR:

Francesca Flores d'Arcais

PHOTOGRAPHER: Elio Ciol

ISBN: 978-0-7892-1114-9

IMPRINT:

24 Ore Cultura & Abbeville Press

SRP: $195

SPECS:

330 x 280 mm portrait, jacketed

hardback, 392 pages 4 colour on

170 gsm matt art paper

RELEASING: April 2012

ORDERS:

Publishers Distribution Limited

Attn: Customer Services

Tel: 09 828 2999

Fax: 09 828 2399

E: orders@pubdist.co.nz

MARKETING:

Peter Dowling

Tel: 09 814 8993

Mob: 027 614 8993

E: peter@oratiamedia.com

The Italian master painter Giotto (1267–1337), one of the great innovators of perspective in painting, has a central place in Western art history. In Francesca Flores d'Arcais' Giotto, the painter's life and art are brought together in a beautiful, deluxe publication – in English but produced to the highest standards of art printing in Italy. Oratia Media has imported to New Zealand a one-off, strictly limited number of this large art book, which is full of colour reproductions.  

KEY POINTS:

• New to the New Zealand market, English-language art books from Italy

• Features 210 full colour reproductions, 95 b&w, 2 fold-out images tracking Giotto’s career

• Sumptuous book that makes an unforgettable gift and a definitive reference for art lovers

THE BOOK:

The Italian great master, Giotto (1267–1337), ranks among the foremost creators of Italian art, and the greatest innovators in using perspective. This deluxe work leads the reader chronologically along Giotto's artistic path, with extensive and detailed views of his most important periods in Assisi, Padua and Florence. Organised around beautiful colour reproductions, the book aims to let Giotto's works speak for themselves, highlighting fascinating details thanks to the many photographs taken especially for this volume by Elio Ciol.

THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER:

Francesca Flores d'Arcais is a professor of medieval and modern art history at the School of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Verona, Italy, and an acknowledged expert on Giotto. Elio Ciol (born 1929) has established his place over a long career as one of Italy’s pre-eminent art photographers.

The book will release in April 2012; to pre-order your copy, contact PDL at:

Publishers Distribution Limited

Attn: Customer Services

Tel: 09 828 2999  Fax: 09 828 2399 E: orders@pubdist.co.nz


Click here to preview the first 95 pages of this book in Italian.

Warrior Kids book launch – helping bring positive change to kids’ lives

 M E D I A    R E L E A S E  3 November 2011

AUCKLAND: Tim Tipene’s compelling new book Warrior Kids: Warrior Training for Children was launched last night at the Warrior Kids centre in Henderson.

Warrior Kids is a bold programme that teaches children self-mastery and conflict resolution through a blend of Maori and Eastern martial arts and counselling – developed by Tim Tipene over 18 years of teaching around New Zealand.

Over 70 invited guests gathered to launch the book – among them Labour MP and Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis, and former Waitakere City mayor, Bob Harvey.

Tim Tipene told guests that when he was trying to break out of his own abusive childhood he had found little guidance.

“Warrior Kids provides a map for children in similar situations to find a way forward.

“The book lets teachers and educators use its lessons and techniques to target issues like bullying, lack of confidence or abuse in the home,” he said.

Warrior Kids: Warrior Training for Children is available through good booksellers, or the publisher’s website www.librointernational.com

For an interview, contact:  Tim Tipene 021 525 450

For more information or a review copy, contact:

Kerry Engelbrecht 021 335 132

Libro International, a division of Oratia Media

www.librointernational.com   |    www.oratiamedia.com

From left: Libro International publisher Peter Dowling, former Waitakere City Mayor Bob Harvey, Labour MP and Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis, Tim Tipene.

Tim Tipene signing books at the launch of Warrior Kids

Photos: Alessandra Zecchini

First To Care

Media release

22 October 2009

Landmark history launched today in Christchurch

A landmark history of St John is being launched today on the site where the organisation was founded in New Zealand in 1885.

First to Care: 125 Years of the Order of St John in New Zealand, 1885–2010 brings to life the history of one of our most ubiquitous and vital charitable organisations.

The book launch, at St Mary's church hall in Merivale, Christchurch, kicks off the 125^th anniversary year celebrations of St John in New Zealand.

Author Graeme Hunt unearths new information about the founding of the former St John Ambulance Association in 1885, the creation of its complementary arm, the former St John Ambulance Brigade, in 1892, and the development of what is now one of the country’s leading healthcare organisations.

The heavily illustrated book provides a vivid account of public-spiritedness, enterprise and innovation by people involved in St John over the past 125 years, peppered with occasional disputes and setbacks along the way.

St John chief executive Jaimes Wood said First to Care was not only a frank account of the first 125 years of St John in New Zealand but also a social history of the role of an iconic organisation in national life.

“From Graeme Hunt’s history we see how St John developed into a dynamic organisation capable of serving the needs or a varied and demanding community.

“The challenges St John faced in 1885 –– developing a strong organisation drawing on the collective skills of volunteers and paid staff, working with governments and healthcare providers and winning the hearts and minds of the public –– are those we face today.

“Graeme has identified the ability of St John to meet the challenges and adapt to a changing world. The book is an important part of explaining where we came from, where we are and where we are going.”

Graeme Hunt said St John had gone through many changes since 1885 but remained true to its twin international mottos, Pro fide (for the faith) and Pro utilitate hominum (for the service of humanity).

“St John invented and popularised ‘first aid’ as we know it. It provided medical assistance from the sidelines of our sports fields from as early as 1891 and it played a leading role in disaster relief from its formative days. From humble beginnings it established a nationwide ambulance service that today is the envy of the St John fraternity worldwide.

“In 1885 St John’s success depended heavily on the service of volunteers –– ordinary New Zealanders who gave up their spare time to serve their fellow citizens. Today volunteers remain crucial to the success of the wide range of services St John offers.”

End.

First to Care: 125 Years of the Order of St John in New Zealand, 1885–2010

ISBN 978–1–877514–03–6

Format: 344 pages, trade paperback

Author: Graeme Hunt

Publishers: Libro International, an imprint of Oratia Media Ltd, Auckland, and Waddington Press Ltd, Auckland, for the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

www.oratiamedia.com and www.graemehunt.co.nz

Recommended retail price: $60

Graeme Hunt is available for interviews.

Publishing and distribution queries should be directed to Peter Dowling, Libro International, at 09 817 2951 or 027 614 8993. Note the book will not be released officially until 23 October 2009.

Media Release

Media Release

Tim Tipene opens centre for Warrior Kids in Henderson and Titirangi publisher Libro International launches its publishing list

On Thursday 28 May Tim Tipene opens a new chapter in the story of his warrior kids programme: the new Kura Toa centre at Mihini Road, Henderson. The centre opening marks 15 years of Kura Toa and Warrior Kids in the community and schools of west Auckland. Tim is appreciative of the opportunity to have used his Toatoi warrior training to help turn around the lives of young people.

“It has been a privilege and an honour to have worked with thousands of children and their families in west Auckland,” Tim says. “Now that Kura Toa and Warrior Kids have their own space I’ll be able to continue that work and develop my Toatoi programmes further.”

Tim is a widely published author for children and young adults. His Kura Toa Warrior School (2004) is a stirring novel that follows the adolescent Haki as he rises to the challenge of becoming a warrior and serving his people.

Kura Toa also goes on sale once more from 28 May, brought back into print by publishers and consultants Oratia Media under their new Libro International books list. Established in 2008 by directors Peter Dowling and Alessandra Zecchini, Libro International is dedicated to producing quality books with local authors and illustrators for a global readership. The book business is based in Titirangi’s Lopdell House.

“We’re delighted to be partnering with Tim to keep his books available to readers and look forward to further publishing with Kura Toa,” said Peter Dowling, Libro International’s publisher.

Libro is publishing several other Waitakere-based books in 2009. In August comes Outrageous Fortune: The West Family Album, with South Pacific Pictures – billed as the ultimate read for fans of the award-winning TV drama. The next month will bring a highly illustrated hardback in the shape of The Iron-Bound Coast: Karekare in the Early Years, by Wallace Badham, edited by Bob Harvey.

On Thursday 28 May from 4–6 pm Tim Tipene and Oratia Media will be hosting a party to celebrate the launch of the Kura Toa warrior school, and the reissue of Tim's book Kura Toa: Warrior School. Please contact Tim Tipene or Alessandra Zecchini for further information and to arrange coverage and photos:

Tim Tipene Alessandra Zecchini

09 810 8268 09 814 8993

kuratoa@hotmail.com mailto:alessandro@oratiamedia.com