We saw a Kiwi in a shelter in NZ a few years ago. Not a very impressive looking bird , but they love it so much that they refer to themselves as Kiwis.
I thought Kiwis were pieces of fruit.
No they don’t...
someone else dubbed New Zealanders as Kiwis...
I lived there 22 years and never called myself a Kiwi nor did my mother, father, grandmothers, siblings, aunts, uncles cousins etc ever call themselves Kiwis..