KiwiMart name dispute: Kāpiti entrepreneurs say they came up with it before the Green Party

Carolyne Meng-YeeInvestigative reporter·NZ Herald·16 Sep, 2026 12:00 AM4 mins to read‌Max Fudakowski (left) and Cahn McKenzie say they thought of the name KiwiMart before the Green Party.Max Fudakowski (left) and Cahn McKenzie say they thought of the name KiwiMart before the Green Party.Two Kāpiti entrepreneurs who turned vape juice into hand sanitiser during the Covid-19 pandemic say they were using the KiwiMart name before the Green Party adopted it for its supermarket policy. Cahn McKenzie, 35, and Max Fudakowski, 36, both directors of Lion Projects, told the Herald they first came up