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Kōrero: King Country places

Kiwiana

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Kiwiana

In 1999 a project to brand Ōtorohanga the 'kiwiana' town of New Zealand was started. This was part of a nationwide trend in which small towns tried to create a name for themselves in the wake of challenging economic conditions and population stagnation and decline. Kiwiana describes distinctively New Zealand objects from times past. These are a sample of the kiwiana icons which are found on the town's main thoroughfares.

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Kerryn Pollock, King Country places – Ōtorohanga, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/34647/kiwiana (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.