The document is a collection of short passages by students in Room 4 about things that are special or unique to New Zealand culture, known as "Kiwiana". Some of the things discussed include the silver fern, All Blacks uniforms, tomato sauce bottles, bungy jumping, pineapple lumps, bees and wood toys, beach cricket, camping, kiwi fruit, kiwi birds, pohutukawa trees, koru patterns, marmite, pavlovas, gumboots, chocolate fish, pounamu stones, fish and chips, jandals, paua shells, L&P soft drink, hokey pokey, sheep wool, and barbecues. The students describe aspects

1. KIWIANA
-Our Story-
By Room 4
2014

2. The silver fern is special to New Zealand. This fern is on
the All Blacks flag and uniform which is black and white.
This fern grows in the New Zealand bush. It looks like a
scar in the middle. It is spiky.
By Matthew

3. Tomato sauce bottles are special to New Zealand.
But most of all I like the green lid and it is red
plastic. It’s like a real tomato shape. I use the
bottle to squeeze delicious sauce on my chicken
nuggets.
By Jasdeep

4. When you go bungy jumping you need to tie a
rope on your foot and you need to stand on a
cliff. You will be so close to the water it will be
very high. I think it would be scary when you
need to start with your head because if you don’t
you will flip. Lots of visitors to New Zealand like
to do a bungy jump. By Cassandra

5. Pineapple lumps are special crunchy chocolate treats from
New Zealand. They look like plain milk chocolate on the
outside but inside it’s yellow and crunchy. If you put them
in the fridge they go hard. Some people eat them for
special occasions because its special to New Zealand. I like
pineapple lumps because they are crunchy and chocolaty.
By Connor

6. Bees are what we need. New Zealand loves them. So a
person not just one person makes toy bees. Did you know
that bees are so amazing, also so brilliant that they can suck
up the nectar and go to the beehive and then another bee
comes out, then they get their long tongue and put the
nectar in the hive. When Prince William was a baby he had a
toy buzzy bee from New Zealand. It is made out of wood. I
bet he had fun with it. By Asher

7. New Zealand is
just a bit famous
for cool cricket.
We can play cool
cricket at the
sandy beach and
other countries
can’t because they
aren’t close to the
blue sparkly sea
and New Zealand
is. In cool cricket
you have to hit
the red ball with
the brown bat and
get some runs. I
like cricket
because I can play
it at the beach.
By Charlie

8. Somebody is putting his tent pegs in the ground and
somebody is putting his tent up. I would feel sad if there
were no tents. Lots of people like camping at the beach in the
summer. By Tommy

9. Kiwi fruit is famous to New Zealand. It is really
juicy. I think that kiwi fruit is delicious. Kiwi fruit is
my favourite fruit because its green. Kiwi fruit is
healthy for you.
By Peyton

10. New Zealand is very famous for our cute and cuddly Kiwis. Kiwis
have a long and pointy beak, long feathers, small wings, two eyes
and two nostrils. Kiwis snuggle up in their burrow when they want
to sleep. Kiwis eat long and juicy worms. They sleep all day and
they’re awake all night. I feel very sad that there aren’t many
kiwis left but really all that matters is that they are not extinct.
By Holly

11. Pohutukawa trees only
bloom at Christmas time.
The Pohutukawa tree has
green leaves and red
flowers and brown
branches. Native
Pohutukawa trees are very
special to New Zealand. I
feel very happy for
Pohutukawa trees because
they look colourful at the
beach and parks.
By Emma

12. Koru patterns are
special to New
Zealand because
Maori people used
koru patterns a lot
and Maori people
live in New Zealand.
Koru patterns can
make people
interested when
they walk in the
forest. The koru
pattern can be
swirly. I feel so
proud about koru
patterns that I can’t
pick another
favourite plant.
By Maia

13. Marmite is special to New Zealand. It looks like black paint.
When you scoop it out it goes brown. It is yummy when you
put it on toast. I love eating marmite on toast every morning
for breakfast.
By Baileigh

14. It is surprising that New Zealand is famous for pavlovas
because of the Kiwi fruit and sometimes the outside of the
pavlovas is a little bit sticky. Also when you eat the delicious
pavlova it’s a little bit crunchy. I think the pavlova is
delicious and yummy and scrumptious. I have pavlova for
my birthday.
By Riya

15. New Zealand is famous for colourful gumboots because we created
them for farmers. Gumboots are for farmers because the famers live
on farms and the farms get muddy over winter. They can keep the
water off them and your feet don’t get really muddy and wet.
Gumboots are really helpful to New Zealand and really helpful to
farmers. This month it is winter. The gumboots look beautiful because
they should. My gumboots have jandals on them. By Elizabeth

16. Chocolate fish are the things that you might find in a dairy.
It’s a lolly that comes in a packet. You get like five of them
in one packet. It is super, super yummy. When you bite it
there is soft marshmallow. I love chocolate fish.
by Thomas

17. It looks like it’s a really special pounamu to New Zealand. It’s
a really shiny green pounamu. I think New Zelaland is famous
for pounamu because they look like they are special. People
wear pounamu around their neck . Its called a necklace. My
mum brought me a pounamu for my birthday.
By Shenaye

18. I think New Zealand is the only country with tasty
fish and chips. I know that New Zealand is famous
for yummy fish and chips. When you look inside a
fish it looks like a real plain fish. I like nice
chips. I normally have it at the golden beach on
special occasions. By Stephanie

19. Jandals are special to New Zealand at the sandy beach.
Jandals are normally made from Rubber and a hard
rubbery elastics. Jandals stops stones and shells from
hurting your feet. I think New Zealand is lucky to have
jandals. By Madison

20. One day I went to the beach and I found a paua shell. I put it in
my shell collection at home. It made my whole collection shine.
Inside the paua shell they are blue and green, sparkly and
shiny and on the outside it is really bumpy. I like paua shells
because they sparkle. By Tyler

21. L and P is so special
to New Zealand
because not far away
there’s a place called
Paeroa. It is a place
that has a kind of
statue that is an L
and P bottle and it
looks real. L and P is
really tasty and frizzy
and bubbly. L and P
looks so yummy and
it is yummy. L and P
looks fancy and
pretty. L and P can
come from many
shops that are like
markets. I think L
and P is so yummy.
By Kayla

22. Hokey pokey is yellow
and white. Hokey pokey
is special to NZ and
yummy. Hokey Pokey is
made in NZ. In NZ we
like to have eat crunchy
hokey pokey in summer.
Kiwi kids like to have
hokey pokey icecream
at the hot sunny beach
and at birthday parties.
By Keagan

23. New Zealand is famous for the sheeps cuddly wool. Sheep
are really super cute. I think Sheep are really brave to be
shaved. They use the Sheeps cuddly wool to make woolly
jumpers and things. I love Sheep. By Charlee Larsen.

24. Barbecues are special to New Zealand. Barbecues can cook
yummy sausages. If you do not connect a gas bottle to the
barbecue it won’t work because barbecues need gas to work.
I think New Zealand is lucky to have barbecues. Barbecues
are really hot and smoky. Barbecues are big and black. When
you cook on a barbecue it sizzles and spits a lot because the
inside of the barbecues are hot. I have barbecues at my
house in the summer. By Ethan

25. Room 4 says “Thank you for looking at our Kiwiana Slide-show. We
hope you enjoyed it.”