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by seanmcdirmid 4217 days ago
Kiwi fruit are actually from northern China and weren't introduced to New Zealand until the 20th century.
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Kiwi is slang for New Zealanders[1]. It is also a bird native to New Zealand[2].

[1]: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Kiwi&defid=20...

[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi

Not sure if that's just compounding the joke, but if not - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi
The submission was about China, not New Zealand, so forgive me for being a bit bemused.