What are kiwis in new zealand?

Answer 1

Kiwi fruits were originally called Chinese gooseberry'sand the New Zea landers had trouble selling them.Then some bright spark renamed them Kiwi fruit which led to their acceptance.

Answer 2

Kiwi refers to the flightless native Kiwi bird, The word is imitative of the sound kiwi's make when they call during the night. It is the national bird of New Zealand. It is a flightless nocturnal endangered bird.

Kiwi is also a nick-name for non-Maori New Zealanders.

Kiwifruit is a berry that originated in China (the Chinese gooseberry), but was carefully grown to be more tasty and fleshy in New Zealand, and renamed for promotional reasons. It is commonly called by the abbreviated name of kiwi outside New Zealand. Many people think that they are not berries, but a berry is a "fleshy fruit that contains many seeds."

It is the name of the New Zealand repesentative Rugby League team

It is also a colloquial term for the New Zealand Dollar.

Answer 3

Kiwi grows on large vines. They will grow up to 30 feet across. They are heavy and cannot their own weight and will need to be put on a trellis that is 6 to 7 feet high. You need to have a male and a female plant for them to produce fruit. See the link at the bottom for further growing information.

The Bay of Plenty region of New zealand's North island is the area best known for growing kiwifruit.

Answer 4

The national bird and a native bird.