Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the United States, the Kiwi bird is a symbol of national pride for the island nation of Aotearoa, or New Zealand. The name “kiwi” encompasses five ...

An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

It was given in the 20th century and refers to the kiwi bird, a national symbol of New Zealand. Previously, this fruit was known as "Chinese gooseberries." The name of the fruit refers to the bird ...

A kiwi which was part of a project that has brought the native birds to Wellington’s hills has drowned in a water trough. The Capital Kiwi Project has a permit to release 250 birds in the south ...