What...we were given that name by Australians???Dear brothers and sisters;
New Zealanders were given the name kiwi by the Australians during World War 1 and it stuck.
The fruit kiwi was actually named by America because the skin of the fruit looked like the kiwi bird.
The kiwi bird known as being from home New Zealand, where the New Zealanders are trying to keep their national bird from becoming extinct.
Americans are known as fruit cocktail because this country is so diversely populated compared to other countries.
The kiwis have tiny wings, a long beak and don't fly. Their eggs are much larger than a chicken's egg. Regardless, it as created exactly the way God created these cool little birds as He did everything else.
The kiwi and fruit cocktail people were also created exactly the way God intended, in His image.
That's news to me. lol
I thought it was just the name given by Maori to the bird because the sound it made was 'kiwi' . Then people sort of adopted that name. We don't call Australians cockatoos. But I suppose we could as they can be a bit loud and obnoxious.
And the kiwi fruit wasn't named by Americans! It was named by NZers. Before that it was known as the chinese gooseberry. It's actually from China.
I don't know where you getting your info from Bob!