The nickname for the New Zealand dollar in forex markets is “Kiwi.” The name comes from New Zealand’s flightless national bird, the kiwi, rather than from the currency’s formal name or symbol.
In foreign-exchange trading, “Kiwi” commonly refers to the New Zealand dollar, especially when traders discuss the NZD/USD currency pair. The term can mean either the currency itself or, informally, the New Zealand dollar’s exchange-rate market. Its ISO 4217 code is NZD, and its symbol is usually written as NZ$ when clarification is needed.
A common mix-up is confusing “Kiwi” with “Aussie,” which is the standard forex nickname for the Australian dollar. “Loonie” refers to the Canadian dollar, named after the common loon shown on Canada’s one-dollar coin, while “Swissie” refers to the Swiss franc. The kiwi nickname is therefore both a market term and a national reference.