a book publishing company based in nelson new zealand . it claims to be the largest independent book publisher in new zealand . the company was established in 1987 by conservationist craig potton who initially founded it to publish books of his photography . it mostly publishes non fiction works focused on new zealand and photographic calendars . contents 1 potton & burton 2 craig potton 3 references 4 external links potton & burton edit the company changed its name to potton & burton in march 2015 when robbie burton managing editor and publisher since 1990 became co owner with craig potton . as of 2015 it publishes more than 20 new titles per year maintains a strong backlist of new zealand books and also publishes around 20 calendars annually . 1 2 craig potton edit founder craig potton born 1952 is a photographer publisher greenie and businessman and practices yoga meditation vegetarianism and earnest conservationism . his father became rich setting up zip industries in new zealand . craig co owns the multiplex cinema complex in nelson with his older brother richard . 3 references edit about us . potton & burton . retrieved may 20 2015 . robbie burton march 13 2015 . potton & burton explained . robbie burton publisher . retrieved may 20 2015 . hewitson michele nov 30 2013 . interview craig potton . nz herald . retrieved may 20 2015 . naomi arnold potton at large the nelson mail 2011 11 05 . external links edit official website robbie burton publisher craig potton publishing on open library retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title craig potton publishing & oldid 709281684 categories book publishing companies of new zealandpublishing companies established in 1987media in nelson new zealand navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 march 2016 at 02 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view