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Taylor, Rupert Alister Halls. Publisher. Born Blenheim 21 September 1943, son of Rupert Halls Taylor (d 1975) and Daisy Josephine (Van) Taylor née Marshall (d 1999). Educated at Blenheim Primary School; Palmerston North Boys’ High School 1957-61; Victoria University of Wellington 1962-66. Four children - Rupert (b 1978), Valentine (b 1980), Imogen (b 1985); stepdaughter Briar (b 1975). Career: Managing Director, Alister Taylor Publishers 1971-, New Zealand Who’s Who Publications Ltd and other companies. Career: Secretary, Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Assn 1964-65; led first student march (2500 students) on Parliament for bursary increases; founder and first chairman, National Clubs in NZ universities; President, NZ University Students’ Assn 1965-66, Life member 1966-; executive member, International Student Conference, Leiden, Holland 1965-66; member, National Youth Council; founding Chairman, Combined Educational Assns; NZBC current affairs producer 1966-68, a founding producer of Checkpoint current affairs programme on National Radio; Executive member, Committee on Vietnam; Chairman, Peace Power & Politics in Asia Conference 1968; Editor, Affairs magazine 1969-71; Editor, After School magazine 1969-; Editor, PPTA Journal 1970-72, founder and Chief Editor, Reed Education (educational publishing group publishing primary, secondary, tertiary and research texts, owned by A.H.& A.W. Reed Ltd) 1970-72. In 1971 founded independent publisher Alister Taylor Publishers, with first books Bracken Country by Sam Hunt, Bullshit & Jellybeans by Tim Shadbolt, The Little Red Schoolbook and the Muldoon Annual Jokebook. UNESCO consultant in Pakistan 1981. Restaurateur in Bay of Islands 1985-90. Sacked from NZBC in 1968 because of views on Vietnam war, took legal action, reinstated, then resigned and organised Peace, Power & Politics in Asia Conference. In 1975 undertook research for defence of Dr W. B. Sutch (Official Secrets Act) and following Dr Sutch’s acquittal identified SIS agents by name on radio; fined $1000 by Mr Justice Beattie. Responsible for a number of important cases relating to censorship of books and defamation; took two cases to Privy Council. First to plant grapes for wine production in Martinborough area and to see prospects for future wine industry in the Wairarapa. First publisher of the poets Sam Hunt, Christina Beer, Lauris Edmond, Elizabeth Smither, Herman Gladwin, Jeannette McCracken, the writers Michael King, Tim Shadbolt, Tony Simpson, Deborah Coddington, Michael Guy, Terence Hodgson, the photographer Robin Morrison and others; publisher of major books by photographers Robin Morrison, Ans Westra and Marti Friedlander; publisher of other novels, books of poetry and non-fiction by Ian Middleton, Phillip Wilson, Brian Taylor, James K. Baxter, Katherine Mansfield, John A. Lee, Wilfred Burchett, Alistair Campbell, Denis Glover, Rupert Glover, Peter Butler, Susan Kedgley MP, Barry Mitcalfe, Dinah Bradley, Dr Erich Geiringer, Brian Edwards, Pat Booth, OBE, Heather Curnow, Mary Mountier, John Yelash etc. Originated and compiled major NZ and Australian art series books including The Art & Life of William Strutt, Eugene von Guerard: A German Romantic in the Antipodes, G. F. von Tempsky: Artist & Adventurer, Contemporary NZ Painters and others. Producer of films on NZ writers, poets and photographers including two on the work of Denis Glover, Mick Stimson and Magpies (1974) and South Island From the Road (1981). Produced records of poets and groups under the Red Rat Records label. Publications: Education Under Apartheid (1966, with Helen Sutch), Peace, Power & Politics in Asia (1968), The Little Red Schoolbook (1971, NZ and Australian edns), The Little White Book (with Jim Barr, 1971), The Muldoon Annual Jokebook (with Jim Barr, 1971), The Patricia Bartlett Cookbook (with Jim Barr, 1972), New Zealand Whole Earth Catalogue (edited, with others 3 edns 1972-78), C. F. Goldie: His Life & Painting (1977), C. F. Goldie: Prints, Drawings & Criticism (1979), Robin White: NZ Painter (with Deborah Coddington, 1981), History of Russell Primary School 1839-1989 (1989), The Candle Fairy: stories, fairy tales & verse for young children by Katherine Mansfield (1992), Famous Maori Leaders of NZ (1993), CODA: The Final and Unpublished Works of C. F. Goldie: (2007, in press), TA MOKO: Facial Tattoos of 50 Maori Rangatira (2007, in press). Editor and compiler of Notable Thoroughbreds series (NZ, Australia, UK-Ireland 1980-82), New Zealand Who’s Who Aotearoa 1992-, Honoured By The Queen 1993-, The Australian Roll of Honour 1997-, Justices of the Peace (NZ) 1992-, The New Zealand Roll of Honour 1998-, Justices of the Peace (Australia) 1998-, In Memoriam, NZ Medical & Dental Directory, NZ Parliamentary Directory and other series and individual publications. Initiated the South African Scholarship 1965 allowing a number of black South African students to study in NZ; established Student Travel Bureau 1965. Founder of: National Clubs in NZ universities, Russell Film Society, a founder of the Thorndon Trust and Thorndon Society, Wellington. Address: PO Box 99-075, Newmarket, Auckland.
