Otorohanga official Kiwiana Town, New Zealand. Type your keywords to find Kiwiana pictures in Digital NZ. Kiwiana. Some things are just quintessentially Kiwi — items, objects, images and people that immediately remind us of who we are, of our essential Kiwi-ness.
This page links to items at your library and websites that will help you explore what makes New Zealanders unique. What is Kiwiana? Te Ara (the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand) defines kiwiana as The quirky things that contribute to a sense of nationhood and lists such objects as the Buzzy Bee toy, pavlovas, pāua shell ashtrays and black gumboots. Early Dunedin & Otago - Dunedin Public Libraries. Kiwiana. Image by Sandy Austin Kiwiana - Quintessentially Kiwi Christchurch City Libraries does a wonderful job of exploring our "kiwi-ness" in this guide to Kiwiana.
Looks at icons from popular culture, and our favourite people and wildlife. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, DigitalNZ. Kōrero Māori. Culture and Society.