page_title: Kiwiana
section_title: Well-known examples
hierarchical_section_title: Kiwiana / Well-known examples
caption_attribution_description: English: A children's ride shaped like a Buzzy Bee in Warkworth, New Zealand.
context_page_description: Kiwiana are certain items and icons from New Zealand's heritage, especially from around the middle of the 20th century, that are seen as representing iconic New Zealander elements. These "quirky things that contribute to a sense of nationhood" include both genuine cultural icons and kitsch.
context_section_description: 100% Pure New Zealand — marketing tool for Tourism New Zealand which aims to showcase the range of unique experiences on offer in New Zealand.
  Afghan biscuit — a biscuit which contains cornflakes with a soft biscuit base, chocolate icing on top and a walnut.
  Air New Zealand — the national flag airline.
  All Blacks — national Rugby Union team.
  Bach (or crib) — a small holiday home.
  Bluebird Foods — manufacturer of snack foods, cereals and muesli bars.
  Bungy jumping — an adventure sport commercialised in New Zealand.
  Buzz Bars — a confection of marshmallow topped with caramel and chocolate-covered.
  Buzzy Bee — wooden children's toy.
  Canterbury — sports clothing company that mainly focuses on rugby, the country's national sport.
  Cardigan Bay — a famous racehorse from New Zealand, who was the first trotter to win a million US dollars.
  Chesdale — brand of cheese chiefly known for its advertising characters Ches and Dale.
  Chilly bin — an insulated box used to keep food and drink cool. Also known as a cooler, portable ice chest, icebox, cool box (UK and USA) and esky (Australia).
  Chocolate fish — a confection of marshmallow covered in chocolate, in the shape of a fish.
  Cookie Time cookies — a large chocolate chip cookie often sold individually and frequently heated up before being consumed.
  DB Draught — beer that is one of the best-selling in New Zealand.
  Edmonds Cookery Book — a popular cookbook featuring many traditional New Zealand recipes.
  Fish and chips — a culinary staple of New Zealand.
  Fisher & Paykel — major appliance manufacturer that had grown into a global company.
  Footrot Flats — a popular comic strip by Murray Ball.
  Foxton Fizz — retro brand of soda drink from Foxton. Dates back to 1918. Was originally distributed in Foxton and as far south as Ōtaki, and north to Sanson. In 2010 it began enjoying a resurgence in popular cafes and some bars.
  Four Square supermarkets — especially Mr. Four Square, the marketing logo.
  Georgie Pie — fast food chain owned specialising in meat pies.
  Goodnight Kiwi — animated short used to signify the end of nightly broadcasts on Television New Zealand channels.
  Griffin's Foods — manufacturer of biscuits, snacks and confectionary food.
  Gumboots — calf-length rubber boots, usually in black.
  Hairy Maclary — a series of children's picture books that became a major bestseller.
  Haka — traditional Māori war dance, now widely used as a challenge by sports teams.
  Hāngi — method of cooking using heated rocks buried underground in a pit oven.
  Hei-tiki — Māori neck pendant, often in plastic versions sold to tourists.
  Hokey pokey ice-cream — plain vanilla ice cream with added small, solid lumps of toffee.
  Jaffas — a small round sweet consisting of a solid, orange flavoured chocolate centre with a hard covering of red coloured confectionery.
  Jandals — beach footwear with a bit of sole but very little else. Also known as flip-flops (UK and USA) and thongs (Australia).
  Kiwi — native bird; its stylised image or shape frequently appears on things associated with New Zealand.
  Kiwi onion dip — a dipping sauce common in New Zealand.
  Kiwifruit — fruit from a vine originating in China but selectively bred by New Zealand horticulturalists to obtain egg-sized fruit with green or gold flesh. In New Zealand it was originally called "Chinese gooseberry".
  Koru — a pattern used by the native people, the Māori use the Koru in carvings and drawings on their art.
  Lemon & Paeroa — also known as L&P, a popular fizzy drink "World Famous in New Zealand since ages ago".
  Lion Red — a lager-style beer that is the most popular beer in New Zealand.
  Lolly cake — cake that features lollies as a key ingredient.
  The Longest Drink in Town — since 1968, this iconic blue and red giraffe image has appeared on the side of paper cups used by dairies and icecream parlours for milkshakes.
  Mainland — brand of cheese sold throughout Australasia and parts of the Americas.
  Marmite — a New Zealand-made dark and salty spread made from yeast extract, similar to Australia's Vegemite.
  New Zealand Natural — premium ice cream franchise that serves all 
caption: A children's ride in the shape of Buzzy Bee.
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