New Zealand and nickname Kiwi?

Question

Well im doing a project and im making a "kiwi buiscuits" to pass around to the class and theres not even kiwi in it, theres chocolate. so i heard that its called that because of a bird in new zealand is the kiwi bird that symbolizes it, can you plz expain this to me so i can explain the name of the dessert? :P

and is kiwi one of new zealands main fruit? lol.

Answer 1

The name "kiwi" for us NZers derives from Kiwi - a flightless bird native to NZ & an endangered species. They are nocturnal & forage on forerst floors for worms, grubs etc. As a comparison people in US are known to us as Yanks - but we don't have any food called Yank.

The term Kiwifruit is for a fruit grown on vines & previously known as Chinese Gooseberries. The modern name is Zespri. The fruit is a huge part of our agricultural exports.

Answer 2

Information on the flightless bird "kiwi": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi

Information on Kiwifruit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwifruit

The term Kiwi is also

1. a colloquial term for the people of New Zealand.

2. the name of the New Zealand national rugby league team.

3. a New Zealand racehorse, winner of 1983 Melbourne Cup

Answer 3

Kiwis normally cop a lot of jokes regarding their affinity with sheep from Aussies, because they are a little bit better at playing Rugby, as much as I hate to admit it, Bloody kiwis, lol.