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Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi outside Australia and New Zealand), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit ( Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') [ 3 ] is oval, about the size of a large hen's egg : 5–8 centimetres (2–3 inches ...
The kiwi has long had a special significance for the indigenous Māori people, who used its skin and feathers to make feather cloaks (kahu kiwi) for chiefs. [4] The bird first came to European attention in 1811 when a skin ended up in the hands of a British Museum zoologist, George Shaw, who classified it as a type of penguin and portrayed it as standing upright.
New Zealand developed the first commercially viable kiwifruit and developed export markets, creating the demand for the fruit that exists today. Today New Zealand is the third largest kiwifruit producing country, next to China and Italy, [1] and holds approximately 30% of the market share. In the 2008–2009 season the value of New Zealand ...
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:
The origin of Actinidia chinensis is from Hubei or Sichuan, China exported to New Zealand in 1904. [2] In China, Actinidia chinensis is dispersed in the entire southeast of the country. [3] It was first grown commercially in New Zealand, [2] where it has been bred commercially as the variety, Actinidia deliciosa. [2]
Kiwi eggs can weigh up to one-quarter the weight of the female. Usually, only one egg is laid per season. The kiwi lays one of the largest eggs in proportion to its size of any bird in the world, [34] [a] so even though the kiwi is about the size of a domestic chicken, it is able to lay eggs that are about six times the size of a chicken's egg ...
The North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli; Apteryx australis or Apteryx bulleri [5] as before 2000, still used in some sources) is a species of kiwi that is widespread in the northern two-thirds of the North Island of New Zealand and, with about 35,000 remaining, [2] it is the most common kiwi species. The eggs laid by the North Island ...
New Zealand was the first country to have an openly transgender mayor, and later member of parliament, Georgina Beyer. Same-sex marriage has been legal in New Zealand since 19 August 2013. [113] In contrast to this, New Zealand has a history of some very conservative social policies.