Kiwis - what have they ever done for us?

not just the trenches, what about marshbot's first manned, powered flight? info?

in the meantime i will give you jake heke out of once were warriors. nasty piece of work, mind.

And we bought it to the world.

thanks for the factoid Timmeh. didn't know that

and here's a pic of him

i thought new zealander's were called kiwis after the little bird, not the fruit?

richard hadlee was ace. great old cricketers moustache on him. like lamb and botham, great stuff!

Movies:
The Piano
The Whale Rider
Once were warriors

Location for The Last Samari

@Late comer RIchard Pearse

@latecomer
Ya, that's right.
And as far as I know we then kinda re-named the fruit before exporting it worldwide.

Oh, if we start talking movie locations, Canada will kick little New Zealand's maori tatooed ass all over the place.

Neil and Tim Finn OBEs
Somewhere for my brother to live not near me
Foodstuffs containing beetroot
Shortland Street
The Muttonbirds
Bic Runga (for her singing)
Bloody nice carpets
Those pocket dolphins that you get in the Milford Sound
Bungee jumping

Sorry, his name is spelt Dobbyn.

This is an excellent album

Katchafire
The Herbs
Prince Tui Teka
Dalvanius
Patea Maori Club

Kiwi fruit originated in the Yangtze Valley, where several species of Actinidia grow wild...

P Money
Scribe
King Kapisi
Simonella Dub
Nesian Mystik

Kiri Te Kanawa - not sure she's been mentioned yet.
Not my cup of tea, mind.