All about Kiwiana : New Zealand Treasures and Traditions

 Other Title: Kiwiana
Summary: Kiwiana celebrates items and icons from New Zealand's heritage, especially iconic Kiwi elements from around the middle of the 20th century. Many evoke a sense of nostalgia and are seen as contributing to our national identity

Kite festival

On cover: A story from New Zealand
Summary: Mauriora and Tahu make a traditional manu taratahi kite, using materials from their environment, and fly it at the Otaki kite festival

Classic Kiwiana : an essential guide to New Zealand popular culture

Kiwiana is a name that identifies quirky objects and images that have endured changing fads and trends to become our icons, stored in the memories of generations of New Zealanders and recalled with amusement and affection. This book from the authors of the very first Kiwiana Book, New Zealand, New Zealand, is a unique collection of images, distilled from thousands of possibilities, which draws together some of the more colourful threads of our national character. From Number 8 wire to Swanndri, from Weetbix to Wattie's, Classic Kiwiana helps explain life in a country of 40 million sheep, four million people - and a drink that is world famous in New Zealand.