{"id":3144,"date":"2021-06-02T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2021-06-01T18:17:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:47:57","slug":"why-are-new-zealanders-called-kiwis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/why-are-new-zealanders-called-kiwis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are New Zealanders called Kiwis?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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1. Kiwi<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a flightless bird that is the size of a domestic\u00a0<\/span>chicken<\/span><\/a>, and it is native and {tooltip}restricted{end-text}In 1851, London Zoo became the first place outside of New Zealand to house a living kiwi.{end-tooltip} to\u00a0<\/span>New Zealand<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
2. The earliest settlement in New Zealand happened between 1280 and 1300, and these settlers developed a distinct culture now known as M\u0101ori.<\/span><\/li>\n
3. The M\u0101ori people (they still form over 15% of the total NZ population) always held Kiwi in high regard.<\/span><\/li>\n
4. And for a long time, they used to make garments for tribal chiefs using Kiwi feathers\u2014Kiwi feathers still hold high heritage value.<\/span><\/li>\n
5. In 1900, a weekly newspaper called New Zealand Free Lance was founded that was known to depict news pictorially.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
6. And when NZ beat England in a rugby match in 1904, the New Zealand Free Lance printed a\u00a0<\/span>cartoon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0showing NZ Kiwi claiming the rugby ball from a lion (the\u00a0<\/span>royal arms of England\u00a0<\/span><\/a>has three lions).<\/span><\/li>\n
7. A year later, another cartoon was published to depict New Zealand\u2019s rugby team\u2019s controversial loss against Wales.<\/span><\/li>\n
8. After a few more Kiwi references to signify NZ, the bird became the key emblem for national cartoons, especially in sports.<\/span><\/li>\n
9. Till WWI, the kiwi bird was used to represent the nation and not the people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
10. During WWI, for the first time, the NZ soldiers were referred to as Kiwis.<\/span><\/li>\n
11. This was done because of the NZ soldiers\u2019 good nature, which was believed to be unique to them\u2014much like how the Kiwi bird was unique to NZ.<\/span><\/li>\n
12. And the name caught on.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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