Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 22, 2019 16:25:22 GMT 12
NEW LOGO SPELLS END FOR FOUR SHAKING HANDS
The four interlocking hands of the South Wairarapa District Council logo were waved goodbye on Wednesday as a new emblem was voted in at a council meeting in Martinborough.
The council’s outdated, mono-cultural logo was created in 1989 and featured four white male hands connected in a cross shape.
The winning design was supported by 62 per cent of the 400 ratepayers consulted during a survey this month.
Mayor Viv Napier said, “It’s wonderful to have a new logo that encapsulates the district’s identity, shows us as a modern and progressive council, and acknowledges the important standing of Maori.”
The design process also involved input from the Maori Standing Committee.
Chairman Raihania Tipoki said, the words ‘Kia Reretahi Tatau’ meant ‘let’s fly together’ or ‘let’s collaborate’.
“The inclusion of Wairarapa Moana in the logo signifies an overdue recognition that our natural environment must be inherent in our decision-making processes,” he said.
“The Maori fishing hook depicted in the landscape references the Moana as ‘Te Karu o Te Ika a Maui’ [The Eye of The Fish of Maui].”.....
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The four interlocking hands of the South Wairarapa District Council logo were waved goodbye on Wednesday as a new emblem was voted in at a council meeting in Martinborough.
The council’s outdated, mono-cultural logo was created in 1989 and featured four white male hands connected in a cross shape.
The winning design was supported by 62 per cent of the 400 ratepayers consulted during a survey this month.
Mayor Viv Napier said, “It’s wonderful to have a new logo that encapsulates the district’s identity, shows us as a modern and progressive council, and acknowledges the important standing of Maori.”
The design process also involved input from the Maori Standing Committee.
Chairman Raihania Tipoki said, the words ‘Kia Reretahi Tatau’ meant ‘let’s fly together’ or ‘let’s collaborate’.
“The inclusion of Wairarapa Moana in the logo signifies an overdue recognition that our natural environment must be inherent in our decision-making processes,” he said.
“The Maori fishing hook depicted in the landscape references the Moana as ‘Te Karu o Te Ika a Maui’ [The Eye of The Fish of Maui].”.....
times-age.co.nz/new-logo-spells-end-for-four-shaking-hands/