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1A flightless New Zealand bird with hairlike feathers, having a long downcurved bill with sensitive nostrils at the tip.
Family Apterygidae and genus Apteryx: three species
‘I find it amusing that the country's air force logo is a kiwi, a bird that can't even fly.’
‘However, after nine months - when they weigh about 1 kg - most kiwis can fight off anything but a dog, and generally live for another 40 years.’
‘The kiwi, a flightless nocturnal bird unique to New Zealand, is the symbol for everything from New Zealand.’
‘The Taranaki Kiwi Trust has released five kiwi into the park already with a further nine on the way - positive action that may halt the kiwi's decline into extinction.’
‘At one exciting moment, several kiwis were calling loudly only a few feet above us on a hillside, but they never came into view.’
‘Before the captive kiwi were released the iconic birds had been extinct in the southern North Island for well over a century.’
2informal A New Zealander.
‘Its been extraordinary the way the Kiwis have pulled together and raised this money.’
‘She fell in love with a Kiwi martial art teacher and simply took off with him.’
‘As a Kiwi it's hard to admit, but the Aussies are pretty sharp at this game, which is even more reason to dislike them.’
‘I watched the Kiwis play Australia earlier this month and thought they should have won.’
‘We had some philosophical disagreements, but he was a good Kiwi and a good New Zealander.’
‘What do tax cuts mean for ordinary Kiwis on middle and low incomes?’
‘The burden continues to fall on hard-working Kiwis paying that top tax rate.’
‘Most Kiwis will have spent some of their summer sitting in a car behind a truck on a stretch of open road.’
‘One thing I've really realised upon spending a bit of time around Kiwis again is that New Zealand English really is different from UK English.’
‘The Kiwis do security patrols around the base perimeter and man the watchtower on a roster system.’
‘The achievements are ones that we can all be proud of as fellow Kiwis.’
‘The conversation reminds me of the Kiwis I stayed with at Phillip Island last month.’
‘Sole, a Kiwi with an Italian mother and a Scottish father, has been excellent this championship.’
‘So not only have I finally come across a few Kiwis after all this time here, but they are also surfers!’
‘I'd classify the Kiwis as honest, basically, though there are always exceptions.’
‘The next match of the series takes place at South Leeds Stadium on Friday when the Kiwis meet Australia.’
‘The fact that so many Kiwis got behind Jeff and voted should in itself show what he could've done for the show.’
‘Here in Australia we allow Kiwis to enter anytime they like and to work in our great country.’
‘The average Australian earns about $120 a week more than the average Kiwi.’
‘The Dominion Post reports that Kiwis are indecisive on polling day because 30 percent of us make up our minds in the last months of an election (and 16% on the day itself).’