This feud is well known with the Aussies claiming in 1935 that the pavlova originated over there. Formal research vindicated Kiwi pav lovers, proving the meringue-based dessert camr from New Zealand back in 1926, in honour of Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova who toured the country at that time.
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Lorde
Earlier this month, an Australian television presenter referred to this home-grown superstar as "the Australasian Lorde". While Lorde is technically "Australasian" she is definitely, unequivocally 100 per cent Pure New Zealand.
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This is not the first time Lorde has been mistaken as anything but a New Zealander. The Grammy Awards briefly referred to her as Australian in a press release; "Australian singer/songwriter Lorde will perform," it read. The error was corrected, but ignited a social media backlash in Aotearoa.
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Other Kiwi musical talent
Crowded House, Split Enz, Dragon, Shihad... the list goes on. Basically, if a Kiwi band or artist makes it big, Australia will try to claim them.
Crowded House: Neil Finn, Paul Hester, Nick Seymour in the late 90s. Photo / File
The underarm delivery
That fateful day tainted the cricketing rivalry between Australia and New Zealand forever. During the 1981 One Day International, New Zealand needed a six from the final ball of the test to tie the game. Greg Chappell, the Australian captain, instructed his brother, Trevor, to bowl an underarm delivery. The ball came rolling down the pitch, Brian McKechnie couldn't hit it and the crowd booed their disgust. Though the delivery was legal, it was frowned upon as "unsportsman-like".
The underarm incident of 1981. Photo / File, NZ Herald
Russell Crowe
Hmmm... depending on his behaviour at the time, some Kiwis swear blind the Gladiator star is a New Zealander, while others agree he's an Aussie. Crowe was born in New Zealand, and, although he has lived most of his life in Australia, only filed for citizenship in 2006.
Russell Crowe. Photo / Getty Images
Phar Lap
A thoroughbred gelding was born in New Zealand but trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap enjoyed numerous record-breaking wins, then died of a mysterious illness in the United States in 1932. His body parts are scattered in museums on both sides of the Tasman.
Phar Lap. Photo / File, NZ Herald
