How kiwi is kiwi?

Happy Waitangi Day. A significant day for New Zealanders everywhere. How kiwi is kiwi? Here's a little rhyme I wrote called 'Kiwiana' celebrating just a few of the things that unite us, no matter where we live in the world.

Cabbage Tree, L&P,

All Blacks, Footrot Flats

No 8 Wire, Katchafire

Too many sheep, Shortland Street

Kowhai, tui, Hurunui

Janet Frame, Billy T James

Whale rider, Steinlager

Cuzzie bro, whanau

FRI*, Kei te pai

Bungee jump, huhu grub

Anika Moa, Aotearoa

Black sticks, Kumara chips

Bell Tea, Hillary

Plastic tiki, goodnight kiwi

Tim Finn, Top twins

Yeah no, Waikato

Homebrew, BBQ

Farlap, Black Caps

V-dub Combi, Richard Hadley

your shout, Rainbow trout

NZ lamb, Clyde dam

Shit yeah, Four square

Channel One, Telethon

Black gumboot, kiwifruit

Swandri, mince pie

Pike River, rugby fever

Kathmandu, pounamu

Pohutukawa, kiwiana

*FRI - Forest Research Institute, now Scion (my former employer)