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A Kiwi holding a kiwi "Kiwi" (/ ˈ k iː w i / KEE-wee) [1] is a common self-reference used by New Zealanders, though it is also used internationally. [2] The label is generally viewed as a symbol of pride and affection for most people of New Zealand, [3] however there are New Zealanders, particularly some with Māori heritage, that find the appellation jarring and prefer not to identify with it.
Many of New Zealand's cities and towns are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national or international level, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media.
The Laser Kiwi flag was created in 2015 by Lucy Gray, a former ACT Party candidate, [2] as a proposed flag of New Zealand. [3] She produced the flag design in Microsoft Paint during an evening. Inspired by the many "deadly animals" in Australia, she took a Kiwi icon and turned it into a deadly animal.
New Zealand culture is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique environment and geographic isolation of the islands, and the cultural input of the Māori and the various waves of multiethnic migration which followed the British colonisation of New Zealand. A colloquial name for New Zealanders is a Kiwi (/ k iː w iː /). [19] [20 ...
Kiwi Camara (born 1984), Filipino American attorney; Kiwi Chow (born 1979), Hong Kong filmmaker; Kiwi Gardner (born 1993), American basketball player; Kiwi Kingston (1914–1992), New Zealand wrestler and film actor; Kiwi Searancke (born c. 1952), New Zealand rugby player
Conservationists confirmed the discovery of two wild-born kiwi chicks in the area of Wellington, New Zealand, for the first time in 150 years. ‘Ridiculously cute’ kiwi chicks mark rare wild ...
Their birth in Makara, a suburb just 25 minutes from Wellington’s city center, takes the local total to 65 North Island brown kiwi. The brown kiwi is one of New Zealand’s most common kiwi ...
New kiwi, new colours: 01:15, 15 November 2011 ... Kiwi (nickname) List of air forces; List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy;