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No, not roast kiwi birds, just NZ roast dinners  
   

No, not roast kiwi birds, just NZ roast dinners

50. January: Turning over a new fern

January 31st 2009
(N) On the deck aboard a boat in Sydney Harbour, I wasn’t aware of the countdown to midnight but suddenly Paula saw the numbers being projected onto the stout bridge supports. Fireworks exploded all around the harbour and the opera house, and finally the bridge itself went up in a shower of golden lights, the result of a $5m (£2.5m) spend on more than 11,000 shells, witnessed by around 1.5m peo ... read more
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New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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25th March 2013

Kiwi Birds
According to Aboriginals in New Zealand, who attempted to eat a Kiwi Bird, they simply do not have enough meat. The California Quails would be considered a "Feast" compared to what the Kiwi has to offer. It's not worth trying to eat the endangered critters.

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