Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 3:40 pm Press Release: Maori Council
Statement about Air New Zealand Backdown: Matthew Tukaki,
Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council
I
am very pleased with Air New Zealand’s Decision to
backdown and withdraw their application to trademark into a
logo Kia Ora. I said at the time that it was an ill
conceived idea and poorly thought out – more importantly
it should never have been on the table. I’d also like to
send a clear message to the so called advisors they
consulted – of whom we do not know their names other than
being touted as Iwi leaders – the vast majority of Maori
have spoken and I suggest we do more listening of our people
– the flax roots – who were dead against this idea.
Secondly – my message to the Government its lets sort
this out and define the rules more clearly and also ensure
that the Intellectual Property Office is taking into account
the views of Maori at the flaxroots. Lets get this sorted
and lets not delay – even if this means a complete review
of current trademarks and the application process.
I
met with a number of First Nations Leaders in the United
States yesterday and I can say that this was hot on the
agenda ever since the Maori Council bought this issue on
around the protection of our language and taonga. Lets all
be vigilant as we sort the issues
out.
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