In article , Oz wrote:

On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 03:50:22 GMT, "Professor Howard Hill"
scribbled thusly:

I didn't believe it when I was told a flightless bird was the symbol of the
NZ airforce.
But then they have flightless fighter planes too!

Prof Howard Hill

Nah, you've got it wrong.
The Kiwi is the symbol of New Zealand just like the American Eagle is
the symbol of the USA......

American Eagle - a bird that feeds on carrion and won't fight anything
its own size/weight.

Actually the moa would be a better symbol for NZ.

BTW are there any eagles left, or have you guys shot em all.

Nothing wrong with that, some crows around my place are living on
borrowed time. All my rifles are in another State.

PDW