This book looks at what makes New Zealanders uniquely Kiwi. Many items of popular culture, which we call Kiwiana, show our style, imagination, national character and sometimes bad taste. From Kiwifruit and L&P to jandals and swanndris; bungy jumping and marching girls to buzzy bees and the A&P show, this book looks at the history and amusing stories behind our national icons and favourite things.

Author Biography

Graham Hutchins has been writing books for twenty years, during which time he has had twenty-two books published. These include several best-selling sports works, both formal and humorous. He has also written humorous novels, travel yarns, local histories and the best-selling cricket books The Howarth Years and One Day Wonders. His most recent publications are Both Sides Now: The Story of a Kiwi Friendship (2004), Eight Days a Week (2004), an account of the Beatles tour to New Zealand in 1964, and The Big Book of Kiwi Trivia (2005). He is a full-time writer, now living in Hamilton.