A Welsh whisky manufacturer has been forced by the Welsh Government to stop using a particular symbol of a Welsh dragon.
Penderyn Distillery launched a £1 million advertising campaign in New Zealand which has proved somewhat controversial in the southern hemisphere country. The advert appearing on Kiwi Facebook feeds described Wales as the "New Zealand of the North'' but added “only we're 100% open". The NZ Herald described this as: “What can be read as a stab at Aotearoa's [Māori-language name for New Zealand] pandemic border restrictions”.
The distillery used the Welsh dragon symbol instead of its own logo but “accidentally” used the ‘y Ddraig Goch’, which Visit Wales secured a trademark for in 2016. This was shown on many of its adverts in New Zealand as well as on billboards by the side of the motorway.
