Wednesday, October 26, 2011

What is the offical bird of New Zealand?

Clue : It is not the Kiwi !
What is the offical bird of New Zealand?
There is no official bird for New Zealand; however the brown kiwi is accepted by most New Zealanders as representative of their country.
What is the offical bird of New Zealand?
Casoar?
Emu?
Casoar?
Emu?
We are called Kiwi's because of the flightless bird - the Kiwi. I'd say its our official bird.
Yes it is the Kiwi:
The kiwi is New Zealand's national icon and part of our image world-wide. New Zealanders have been "Kiwis" since the days of the First World War. It's a nickname bestowed by fellow Australian soldiers, and it stuck. Today our identity as Kiwis is based around our national bird.

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