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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.
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 ...
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.
Dallie or Dally (New Zealand) A New Zealander of Croatian descent, a corruption of the word Dalmatian. [14]Doonhamer (Scotland, UK) A native of Dumfries, a reference to the southerly location of Dumfries and the fact that people working away from Dumfries refer to going "doon hame" (down home) when returning there .
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 ...
Kiwi most commonly refers to: Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand; Kiwi (nickname), an informal name for New Zealanders; Kiwifruit, an edible hairy fruit with lots of seeds; Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of currency; Kiwi or KIWI may also refer to:
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 ...
The endemic flightless kiwi is a national icon. New Zealand's geographic isolation for 80 million years [117] and island biogeography has influenced evolution of the country's species of animals, fungi and plants. Physical isolation has caused biological isolation, resulting in a dynamic evolutionary ecology with examples of distinctive plants ...