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What are things from New Zealand called?

  • 27-03-2007 7:01pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,459 ✭✭✭


    I'm writing an essay here, and I realised that I have no idea what to call something from New Zealand.
    For example
    Ireland - Irish
    France - French
    Canada - Canadian
    etc.
    But what is something from new zealand called?
    New zealish? New Zealandian?
    I know Kiwi, but what's the proper term?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,061 ✭✭✭✭event


    new zealander AFAIK


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    New Zealand beer.
    New Zealand wine.

    As far as I know anyway!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Maori perhaps or just New Zealand? *waits for Rabies*


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Well surely it's a zealot?
    As in a priest from New Zealand would be a religious Zealot?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    New Zealand (New Zealander, at a stretch). *shrug*


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    My god nobody thought of saying "Kiwi"?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭shoutman


    I think Kiwi is more a informal kind of term like calling americans yanks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭shoutman


    New Zealander FTW


  • Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Mackleton


    Well I don't think its the offiacial term but everyone recognises Kiwi...

    As in the Kiwi rugby players, Kiwi accent, Kiwi people....

    Most people use that as far as I can tell.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,061 ✭✭✭✭event


    but the OP said he knows about kiwi

    its in his post


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,109 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Although kiwi is generally just used for people you might just about get away with using it for objects as well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    robinph wrote:
    Although kiwi is generally just used for people you might just about get away with using it for objects as well.

    Objects that come from New Zealand and are of a new zealand culture (mostly kitsch) are called 'Kiwiana'

    You can just call them Aussies. they wont mind :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    Shirefolk surely?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    Ruu wrote:
    Maori perhaps or just New Zealand? *waits for Rabies*
    Just like something from Australia would be Aboriginal?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭InFront


    What about Saint Kitts and Nevis???


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