Just an affectation - there is no commercial, national or cultural need for them. But folk like them. They are cute.
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yes, i believe most parliament houses of countries are icons
kiwiana is new zealand icons i think the question is is kiwifruit a fruit or a veggie and it is a fruit.
Most countries put some sort of national symbol on their coins, New Zealand is no different and uses native flora and fauna, indigenous icons or significant historical images.
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
The Lord of the Rings films were filmed entirely in New Zealand.
New Zealand does have a unique national identity because we have many things that represent us in a certain way and make us different to others e.g. Our Flag represents our place in the world, our anthem tells others who we are and half of it is in Maori, our second language. Our national icons/ symbols are all different to others because they represent who we are not who Australia or USA is for example.
There are no werewolves in New Zealand.
yes, you must a new zealand citizen in order to obtain a new zealand passport
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
what? does new zealand have a government? yes new zealand is a whole country