John MacLennan (Scientist and Trustee of Save the Kiwi) came up with the concept of Kohanga Kiwi.

The little North Island brown kiwi was baking in the sun on the tar ... Norcross was able to lean out just far enough to snatch the bird, which they named Gerry, from the pampas bush.

The name of the fruit refers to the bird because of a visual similarity. Kiwi fruits have brown, hairy skin resembling the bird's plumage. These less common fruits contain a large amount of ...