User:Tearanz

I work for Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

I approached Kahuroa, whom I met through Flickr, to enquire whether or not it would be acceptable for Te Ara to put external links from certain Wikipedia articles back to the relevant articles in Te Ara.

I was hesitant about doing this because I know that Wikipedia does not condone self-promotional activity. However, Te Ara is potentially a very useful resource - researched, written and edited by subject experts in each field. So if this material can be of use to a wider audience, we think that is a good thing.

Kahuroa broached this subject on the New Zealand Wikipedians' Noticeboard and there has not been any opposition so far.

We want to be completely open and transparent about what we are doing, and abide by the spirit and intent of Wikipedia.