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Why are people from new zealand called kiwis?

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Before the First World War, the kiwi bird was primarily a representation of New Zealand as a whole – but not its people. That being said, the use of a kiwi as a military symbol can actually be traced as far back as 1866, when it was adopted by the South Canterbury Battalion. read more

Kiwi is the national icon of New Zealand; it's a bird that's found only in New Zealand and nowhere else, which makes it a great national identity "brand". Note that in New Zealand, kiwi refers only to the bird (and Kiwi refers to New Zealanders), and never ever to the fruit, which is called kiwifruit. read more

The name derives from the kiwi, a native flightless bird, which is a national symbol of New Zealand. Until the First World War, the kiwi represented the country and not the people, however by 1917 New Zealanders were also being called "Kiwis" supplanting other nicknames. read more