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Kōrero: Kiwi

South Canterbury Battalion badge

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South Canterbury Battalion badge

The kiwi has long been a military emblem. It was first used by a volunteer unit, the South Canterbury Battalion, in 1900; its successor, the South Canterbury Regiment, also adopted the motif.

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Craig Lester Hooper

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Jock Phillips, Kiwi – Kiwi and people: early history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/10189/south-canterbury-battalion-badge (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.