Richard Wolfe on how New Zealanders became known as 'Kiwis'
Cultural historian Richard Wolfe explores the trajectory of the kiwi bird becoming one of New Zealand's national symbols and a part of its identity in his latest book.
Richard Wolfe on how New Zealanders became known as 'Kiwis'
"New Zealand's national symbols are the silver fern, which is on the national coat of arms, and the Southern Cross … which is on the national flag. "But the kiwi doesn't have that sort of ...