Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 28, 2021 2:24:45 GMT 12
'MILKING MĀORI': FONTERRA'S ATTEMPT TO TRADEMARK TE REO SLAMMED
An application to trademark 12 te reo Māori words - including awa and kōwhai - for use on Fonterra cheese products has been slammed by National Māori Authority chairman Matthew Tukaki.
"Fonterra need to stick to milking cows instead of milking Māori," Tukaki told the Herald this morning.
New Zealand Milk Brands made the trademark applications on July 13. They cover 11 cheese products and the brand name Kāpiti (previously registered without a macron). If granted, they would give Fonterra exclusive rights to their use on milk and milk products, cheeses, edible oils and fats......
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/milking-maori-fonterras-attempt-to-trademark-te-reo-slammed/M3IBGXEIVPLZJ3BP6CNUR2SWGQ/
An application to trademark 12 te reo Māori words - including awa and kōwhai - for use on Fonterra cheese products has been slammed by National Māori Authority chairman Matthew Tukaki.
"Fonterra need to stick to milking cows instead of milking Māori," Tukaki told the Herald this morning.
New Zealand Milk Brands made the trademark applications on July 13. They cover 11 cheese products and the brand name Kāpiti (previously registered without a macron). If granted, they would give Fonterra exclusive rights to their use on milk and milk products, cheeses, edible oils and fats......
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/milking-maori-fonterras-attempt-to-trademark-te-reo-slammed/M3IBGXEIVPLZJ3BP6CNUR2SWGQ/