Golden Kiwi

Golden Kiwi

Golden Kiwi was a New Zealand lottery which began in December 1961 and ended in 1989. It was based on philanthropic art union lotteries held for many decades prior. One of the objectives of the Golden Kiwi lottery was to keep funds in New Zealand rather than going to overseas lotteries. In its first year of operation Golden Kiwi raised £1,360,000. Profits from Golden Kiwi were distributed for charitable, philanthropic or cultural purposes for the benefit of the community. Golden Kiwi came under the authority of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission when the Commission was established in 1987. Golden Kiwi sales declined after the introduction of Lotto in 1987, and it ended in 1989 with the introduction of the Instant Kiwi scratch card lottery.

Kiwi (bird)

Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the order Apterygiformes. The five extant species fall into the family Apterygidae and genus Apteryx. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are the smallest ratites.

Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is a color tone resembling the chemical element gold.

golden

Adjective

1. Made of, or relating to, gold.
2. Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.

Noun

1. (Can we verify this sense?) brassy drummer, brassy chub, etc. (Kyphosus vaigiensis), a fish found in southeast Asia.
2. Ellipsis of golden retriever.

kiwi

Noun

1. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“a person from New Zealand”).

Adjective

1. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“of or from New Zealand”)