Read the information, listen and learn words and expressions about the symbols of New Zealand.
(Lasi informāciju, klausies un mācies par Jaunzēlandes simboliem!)
- National bird
The term Kiwis has been used as a nickname for New Zealanders since at least World War I, and the bird's use as a symbol for the country dates from the same era.
![kiwi2.png](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/8261dfb8-a13f-443a-a938-b55f2f77d7cc/kiwi2-w400.png)
kiwi — [ˈkiː.wiː] — kivi
- National plant
A species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. Often referred to by its Māori name, ponga, the silver fern has been used to represent New Zealand since the 1880s.
![silver-brake-fern-pix.jpg](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/f3b4368d-a574-4b07-9f31-f1e729146382/silver-brake-fern-pix-w400.jpg)
silver fern — [ˈsɪl.vər ˌfɜːn] — sudraba paparde
- The Beehive
The distinctly shaped executive wing of New Zealand Parliament Buildings, built in the 1970s.
![beehive uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/3fb1c664-ccd5-4b39-a241-e6bb945b75dd/beehive%20uzd-w400.jpg)
The Beehive — [ˈbiː.haɪv] — Bišu Strops (Bīhaive)
- Bungee jumping
Popularised by A.J. Hackett in the South Island, it has become a popular extreme sport worldwide. Bungee jumping is the sport of jumping off a very high bridge or similar structure, with a long elastic rope tied to your legs, so that the rope pulls you back before you hit the ground.
![bungee jumping pix.jpg](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/097eff89-de84-4a28-87f0-67f37cb9fd01/bungee%20jumping%20pix-w400.jpg)
bungee jumping — [ˈbʌn.dʒi ˌdʒʌm.pɪŋ] — lēkšana ar gumiju
- The Haka
A traditional Māori war dance, now widely used by sports teams as a challenge and by schools as a tribute or honour.
![haka_ uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/846fefb1-9752-4451-b110-0ffdfeafffd1/haka_%20uzd-w400.jpg)
haka — [ˈhɑːkə] — hakas deja
- Kiwi fruit
This fruit was branded kiwifruit when growers in New Zealand established successful cultivars suitable for export. It remains a major export for the country.
![kiwi fruit pix_uzd.jpg](https://resources.cdn.uzdevumi.lv/6e110850-0fab-49dd-a28f-663eac17ea3c/kiwi%20fruit%20pix_uzd-w400.jpg)
kiwi (fruit) — [ˈki·wi (ˌfrut)] — kivi auglis