Māori Place Names - Their Meanings and Origins

A. W. Reed is one of the leading New Zealand publishers and authors of twentieth century, publishing several thousand books and penning over 200. His work on New Zealand and Australian place names is still definitive. An independent publisher since 2008, Peter Dowling was formerly Publishing Manager of Reed Publishing (NZ), and previously an editor for book and magazine publishers in Japan and the UK.
He has also been a contract editor and writer with specialisation in Asia, Latin America and Oceania, helped by proficiency in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese and Maori. Brought up in Christchurch, Peter has MA (Hons) and MBA (Distinction) degrees. In a charitable capacity he is the Immediate Past President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand, and executive director of Te Potiki National Trust.