Glenn Inwood
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Glenn Hema Inwood is a New Zealand
public relations
specialist and the founder of Omeka Public Relations. His duties with the Wellington-based Omeka include acting as the speaker for the Institute of Cetacean Research
, the Japanese organisation that lobbies on behalf of the whaling industry. He has been dubbed "Ginza Glenn" by anti-whaling activists.
family in New Zealand. He studied the Māori language
and law at university and subsequently worked as a journalist. Inwood has been a writer and editor for newspapers including Christchurch Star, The Press in Christchurch and the Evening Post in Wellington. He also produced Radio New Zealand
's flagship programme Morning Report. Inwood joined the Te Ohu Kai Moana (the Treaty of Waitangi
Fisheries Commission) as communications manager in 1999.
In 2000 he won an award from the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand for "Stop The Wall", a campaign on behalf of Waterfront Watch, Wellington.
, Immigration Minister in the New Zealand Labour Party
government. He also worked simultaneously for Morris Communications on the account of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission. In November 2000, the Commission hosted the 3rd Annual General Assembly of the World Council of Whalers in Nelson. After Inwood's dual role as a Ministerial press adviser and speaker at a pro-whaling conference was raised in parliament, Prime Minister Helen Clark
found his "connections with whaling distasteful" and directed Inwood not to attend. On September 28, 2000 Inwood resigned his position as Dalziel's press adviser.
, Dr. Ray Gambell, who was urging an end to the moratorium on commercial whaling
. The tour was sponsored by the World Council of Whalers. Inwood works as a PR consultant to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and the Institute of Cetacean Research
.
Inwood also works for Te Ohu Kaimoana, "the sole voting shareholder in Aotearoa Fisheries, which owns a 50 per cent shareholding in Sealord. The other half-share in Sealord is owned by the Japanese company, Nissui.
Inwood's firm, Omeka, also works for Imperial Tobacco New Zealand, Japan Fisheries Agency, Japan Whaling Association, Species Management Specialists, and the World Council of Whalers.
Inwood is cited as the author in the Portable Document Format
properties of a document that iterates alleged actions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society against whaling entities internationally.
and Hobart
in December 2009 and January 2010. The spy flights were paid for by Omeka Public Relations and attempted to locate the vessels of whaling protesters. Early reports indicated that Inwood posed as a government employee monitoring the ships for search and rescue purposes. While the spy flights were condemned by Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard
and Greg Hunt
, charges have not been filed. The incident led to the introduction by Rachel Siewert
of a Parliament bill to ban Japanese whalers from using Australian planes to spy on protesters.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
specialist and the founder of Omeka Public Relations. His duties with the Wellington-based Omeka include acting as the speaker for the Institute of Cetacean Research
Institute of Cetacean Research
The is a Japanese government-sponsored institution. It took over from the Whale Research Institute , which grew out of the Nakabe Scientific Research Centre ....
, the Japanese organisation that lobbies on behalf of the whaling industry. He has been dubbed "Ginza Glenn" by anti-whaling activists.
History
Glenn Hema Inwood is Māori by birth and was raised by a PākehāPakeha
Pākehā is a Māori language word for New Zealanders who are "of European descent". They are mostly descended from British and to a lesser extent Irish settlers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although some Pākehā have Dutch, Scandinavian, German, Yugoslav or other ancestry...
family in New Zealand. He studied the Māori language
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
and law at university and subsequently worked as a journalist. Inwood has been a writer and editor for newspapers including Christchurch Star, The Press in Christchurch and the Evening Post in Wellington. He also produced Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
's flagship programme Morning Report. Inwood joined the Te Ohu Kai Moana (the Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand....
Fisheries Commission) as communications manager in 1999.
In 2000 he won an award from the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand for "Stop The Wall", a campaign on behalf of Waterfront Watch, Wellington.
Press secretary tenure and resignation
Inwood worked as a press secretary for Lianne DalzielLianne Dalziel
Lianne Audrey Dalziel is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand...
, Immigration Minister in the New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
government. He also worked simultaneously for Morris Communications on the account of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission. In November 2000, the Commission hosted the 3rd Annual General Assembly of the World Council of Whalers in Nelson. After Inwood's dual role as a Ministerial press adviser and speaker at a pro-whaling conference was raised in parliament, Prime Minister Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...
found his "connections with whaling distasteful" and directed Inwood not to attend. On September 28, 2000 Inwood resigned his position as Dalziel's press adviser.
Working for the whalers
Inwood left the Fisheries Commission in 2003 to run his own public relations company, Omeka Public Relations. In March 2003, Inwood organised of a tour of Australasia by the former secretary of the International Whaling CommissionInternational Whaling Commission
The International Whaling Commission is an international body set up by the terms of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling , which was signed in Washington, D.C...
, Dr. Ray Gambell, who was urging an end to the moratorium on commercial whaling
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
. The tour was sponsored by the World Council of Whalers. Inwood works as a PR consultant to the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission and the Institute of Cetacean Research
Institute of Cetacean Research
The is a Japanese government-sponsored institution. It took over from the Whale Research Institute , which grew out of the Nakabe Scientific Research Centre ....
.
Inwood also works for Te Ohu Kaimoana, "the sole voting shareholder in Aotearoa Fisheries, which owns a 50 per cent shareholding in Sealord. The other half-share in Sealord is owned by the Japanese company, Nissui.
Inwood's firm, Omeka, also works for Imperial Tobacco New Zealand, Japan Fisheries Agency, Japan Whaling Association, Species Management Specialists, and the World Council of Whalers.
Inwood is cited as the author in the Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
properties of a document that iterates alleged actions by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society against whaling entities internationally.
Spy flights
Inwood, along with another man, chartered several flights out of AlbanyAlbany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
and Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
in December 2009 and January 2010. The spy flights were paid for by Omeka Public Relations and attempted to locate the vessels of whaling protesters. Early reports indicated that Inwood posed as a government employee monitoring the ships for search and rescue purposes. While the spy flights were condemned by Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
and Greg Hunt
Greg Hunt
Gregory Andrew Hunt , an Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Flinders, Victoria....
, charges have not been filed. The incident led to the introduction by Rachel Siewert
Rachel Siewert
Rachel Mary Siewert is an Australian Greens politician who was elected to represent Western Australia in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election....
of a Parliament bill to ban Japanese whalers from using Australian planes to spy on protesters.