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Removed utter BS[edit]

The following may not have been added as vandalism, but it is complete and utter nonsense.

The word Ana originated in 1956. It was registered as a trademark in 1980, but the originator did not complete the registration which left the name to become available for general use in New Zealand.

"Ana" is a well established common noun for a collection of related things; wikt:ana#Noun cites a use from 1803. More to the point, the suffix -ana is extremely common and probably imitates a Latin grammatical rule that's 2000+ years old.
--Jerzy•t 18:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, team: You state that the labelling on Vegemite and Marmite suggest that Vegemite's made in NZ and Marmite in Oz, when in fact the reverse is the case. I dispute your labelling statement, as I'm looking at a jar of Vegemite right now and the label reads "Proudly made in Australia since 1923". Surely that's 'case closed'.

Phil B., NZ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.57.166.150 (talk) 20:30, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't Kiwiana originate from Kiwis trying to make themselves feel like they are relevant in the world? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.239.194.248 (talk) 05:47, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Foxton Fizz badly needs a serious citation. Have heard of all the Kiwiana except this one. It should be dropped. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kiwistyler (talk • contribs) 08:43, 13 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a couple of citations for Foxton Fizz. It's a North Island thing but I reckon allowed a kiwiana title! TreeReader (talk) 11:56, 16 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Article is full of tenuous entries, DB Draught, snifters, seriously? I think some citations or pruning to only universally-accepted entries is in order. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GSNW8FRJ (talk • contribs) 01:53, 20 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah quite a few entries look like someone who likes them just added them, without them really being Kiwiana. Potentially changing the article from a list to sorting it by type of thing could help? TreeReader (talk) 08:05, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]