Why are New Zealnders called "kiwis"?
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Because they are cool, I have a friend here on-line that is a New Zealander. He told me the minimum wage there was $10.25 an hour.\n\nKiwi is the National fruit there too by the way, so the bird theory is thumbs-down.
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The New Zealand All Blacks! woo hoo!!
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Pommy\nThe term Pommy for a British person is commonly used in Australian English and New Zealand English, and is often shortened to Pom. The origin of this term is not confirmed and there are several persistent false etymologies.\n\nOne theory is that, as the majority of early immigrants to Australia were British, it is rhyming slang for "immigrant" from a contraction of the word "pomegranate", or possibly more directly related to the appearance of the fruit, as it bears a more than passing resemblance to the typical pale complexioned Briton's skin after his or her first few days living under the hot Australian sun.\n\nAnother theory is that POM is a shortened acronym of Prisoner of His/Her Majesty (POHM). As many of Australian's first settlers were convicts, sentenced to transportation, this theory holds that upon arrival in the country they would be given a uniform with POHM emblazoned on the back, and that convicts with an extended stay on Australian soil would no longer have to wear the shirt and would often refer to newer entrants into the country as "Pohmmys". Other suggestions hold that POM is a different acronym, such as "Prisoner of Mother England" or "Port of Melbourne". These etymologies are believed to be false, as the term "pommy" was coined long before acronyms were used in common parlance. Moreover, there is no record of prisoners in Australia ever wearing such uniforms.\n\nAnother etymology suggests it is short for "pompous" [citation needed], a quality often attributed by Australians to the British.[citation needed]\n\nThe use of the word 'Pom' is contentious. Many British people living in Australasia find the term offensive and demeaning. Attitudes to the use of the word have varied over the years, from the 1960s when slogans such as 'bash a pom a day' were heard on New Zealand radio, to today, when the word has become so entrenched that few Australians and New Zealanders see any reason to avoid using the word.
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i don't know, but it happens to me all the time at the market.  every time i reach for a kiwi, some damned aussie comes up, grabs it from me and yells, "MINE!"  thanks for bringing this pointed and meaningful question up for debate.
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I think you are talking about the Samoans, but I do not know much about them either.\n\nHere, I just found this;\nhttp://www.choohoo.com/
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Kiwi. \n\nNot just a fruit!
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I agree with you!!! WHY are there African-Americans when a LOT of blacks never had any family who lived in Africa?? WHY do we say Native-American? I think Native should say it all! THEY were here first! They are the original natives! Why can't we say black or while? OK, yes, there are Asians & Arabs, etc. But really, would someone really WANT to call themselves a Lybian-American or Iraqi-American right now?? How about Israeli-American?? My dad's family was from Switzerland. Do I refer to myself as a Swiss-American? On Mom's side, her dad was part Polish & part Lithuanian. Her mom maybe German?? Dutch?? Name was Mittan. SO, am I Swiss-Polish-Lithuanian-maybeGerman-maybeDutch-American??? Damn! They don't make lines long enough for that! We're either Americans or we're foreigners! Right?
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Are you referring to the 'Ten Lost Tribes of Israel'. New Zealand's name has come up more than once in relation to theories of where they went.\n\nSee: https://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/TenLostTribes.asp\n\nOther than that, i dont know of any 'Lost Tribes' associated with New Zealand.\n\nAdditional note from the Te Ara website:\n\nhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en\n\n\nEarly ideas\n\nWhen Europeans discovered New Zealand, they wondered where the Māori people had come from. Captain James Cook noticed that eastern Pacific Islanders and Māori had similar appearances and cultures. He believed they had migrated from the islands of South-East Asia. It is still agreed that Māori are Polynesians whose ancestors lived in the Taiwan region.\n\nSome early visitors, who studied items such as headdresses and carvings, said Māori ancestors might be ancient Greeks or Egyptians. One artist painted a Māori as a Roman warrior. Christian missionaries suggested that Māori ancestors were Jewish, belonging to the Lost Tribes of Israel. Visiting New Zealand was like taking a trip back in time.\nThe Aryan theory\n\nIn the 1850s scholars discovered that most European languages had developed from Sanskrit, the ancient language of India. It is still believed that Europeans and Indians share ancestors, known as Aryan or Caucasian. Ethnologists such as Edward Tregear claimed that Māori, too, had come from India. He found similarities between Māori and Sanskrit words and symbols.\nThe Great Fleet story\n\nIn the 19th century many scholars recorded different Māori stories about reaching New Zealand from Polynesia. But one man, Percy Smith, calculated from listening to Māori histories that they had migrated together in 1350 AD, in one ‘great fleet’ of seven canoes. According to Smith, they had then conquered the Moriori, who he said were a primitive Melanesian race already living in New Zealand. Smith’s story was accepted for over 60 years. It was popular because many believed that European settlers were the next ‘superior’ people, who would take over from Māori.\nNew understanding\n\nFrom the 1920s scientists proved that Chatham Island Moriori, like Māori, were descendants of the original Polynesian settlers of New Zealand. Moriori migrated to the Chatham Islands some time after 1300 AD, possibly around 1500.\n\nIn the 1960s errors were found in Percy Smith’s research for the Great Fleet story. Recent scientific evidence includes DNA analysis, and radiocarbon dating of archaeological sites. It is now believed that Māori arrived at different times, from several points in East Polynesia, in the late 13th century.\n\nThis a summary - if you visit the website you can get a much more extensive analysis.
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It will be a very reluctant New Zealand.  Fiji is a prime example of a third rate country and thugs, racists and idiots who want to run it.  And the racists are the native Fijians.  Fijians of Indian descent are being hounded because they have worked hard and built businesses while the Fijians wake up and see the progress the Indian population has made and want it.   Kind of like the Palestinians and the Jews in Israel, the Chinese in Indonesia or the Blacks and Asian shop owners in the USA
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Captain James Cook named the Hawaiian Islands the Sandwich Islands in 1778, in honor of his supporter,  the Earl of Sandwich. \n\nHowever, the name of Hawaii was probably well established before Captain Cook came along. Here is some information on the origin of that name:\nI quote:\n"The Maori of Aotearoa (New Zealand) refer to Hawaiki as their place of origin, which may be an actual place or may be the concept of origin, or both. It does not refer to the Hawaiian Islands, but it is likely that Hawaiki and Hawai'i come from the same word or concept. As Polynesians migrated throughout the Pacific, many of the same place names were used, either as a reference to where the first settlers came from or because the new land had similarities to the former home. Which leads to the other possible origin of Hawaii. One of the legends credits a fisherman named Hawaiiloa with the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands."\nSource: http://www.hawaiischoolreports.com/symbols/origins.htm
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I'm definitely not, but I have a Maori friend who does Waitangi Tribunal research for Ngati Toa. She wore a kiwi-feather cloak when she graduated, which is about the coolest thing I ever saw at anybody's graduation. I think she just about passed out from the heat in that thing, though. I've never been to New Zealand, but I hope to go visit her in the next couple of years.\n\nI also had a couple of professors who were "Kiwis" and part Maori at the University of Hawaii. Both of them used to wear sandals to work, kick them off as soon as they got to their office, and teach class barefoot. You might think they were easy-going, but no teacher or professor has ever made me work harder!\n\nAnd Catherine Zeta-Jones is from Wales.
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Nobody really knows where the term Hoosier comes from.  There are some popular guesses, but the fact that there are about five different popular guesses just goes to show that no one really knows where the term originated.  The clip that Annie posted in her answer is a good example of how no one knows.  I would recommend reading the rest of her clip at the link she gave.  It is interesting.
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Tena Koe e hoa,\n\nFirst of the word native is bad to Maori it is what they used to colonise, rape, steal etc from us.\n\nIf you where looking for a Maori or a person whom is tangata whenua then how may I be of assistence?\n\nemail me: hoanis@yahoo.com\n\nAnother way is to post a question on the forums of aotearoa cafe \n\nhttp://www.aotearoa.maori.nz/forums/index.php?fa6a4b734cc214ab2a9ec73a1655a89a=462e837960163c20d94a33fbe2aa56f5
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The colour makeup of the stars (which represent the points of the southern cross) reflects that of the Union Jack. Red interior with white borders on a blue background.\n\nIf you refer back to the maritime origins of the NZ flag you will see that this has invariably been the case. Prior to the current flag, there was a flag that included the letters NZ in the bottom right hand corner (no stars); these letters were also in red with a white border. Additionally, a prior 'signalling' flag consisted of four red stars on a white disc.
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Kiki,Special Kiki,Kiwi,Q,Queen,Key,K,and Yuna(I dunno where that one came from)
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This whole business is firing up war of words!\nThe haka is a great rugby tradition, but in every ground all over the world, the home team always has the last say before KO, IE they sing their  anthem last! So why should the Nz have it different? They would not like it in their own back yard to be told wot to do! The WRU told NZRU in October that the haka would be preformed in between the two anthems! The AB's then changed their mind on Saturday!\nMaybe "Hen Wlad Fy'n Nhadau" may not pump adrenaline, but it sure as hell, fires the passion!
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Why do we shy away from calling them what they are?  They are NAZI's.  \n\nAnd you can look in your history books. Everything they want... Hitler tried to do!  (Just insert the word Homosexual every time you come the the word Jew).