Coming from a term for a cloak made of kiwi feathers (also called kahu kiwi, meaning kiwi down) this name embodies how prestigious and treasured a cloak from kiwi feathers was to Maori people. It was given to give prestige and honour to a girl and to show how treasured she was.
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