Both of New Zealand's national field hockey teams (Men and Women) are known as the Black Sticks, in a tradition continuing from the name of their men's national rugby union team and adapted for the particular sport.
Adine Rachael Wilson (Born in New Zealand, June 8th 1979) is a current member of the Silver Ferns (New Zealand national team) and is captain. Althugh mainly playing GS earlier in her career, she now plays mainly WA and is known for her good sportsmanship, dodging, passing, fast reflexes. She was captain during the Silver Ferns gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and also captained the Silver Ferns at the latest World Netball Chamionships, where the Silver Ferns won silver. She debuted for the Ferns in 1999 at just 19 years of age. She started her playing career as a shooter, moving to the mid-court to concentrate on the Wing Attack position in the past few years. She is a former NZU21 Captain, who took part in the 1996 and 2000 World Youth Cups. She is now married to former All Blacks' Jeff Wilson and they had their first child in 2008. Professionally, Adine is a lawyer.
It is a Silver Fern, a plant native to New Zealand.
They are called the Black Ferns and they lost to England's women today. Correction; New Zealand women rugby team does not have a " nickname". The New Zealand women national rugby team is called the Black Fern. They are the present world cup holder and the # 1 ranked team in the world.
The silver fern. The New Zealand rugby league team is known as the Kiwis
Fork ferns are commonly known as Tmesipteris. They are a genus of primitive ferns that belong to the family Psilotaceae. These unique plants have a branching appearance that resembles a fork, hence their common name.
pteridophyta are also known as ferns.
Yes, deer may eat asparagus ferns as they are known to consume a variety of plants and vegetation.
The world's rarest fern is likely to be the small, unassuming plant known as the Huperzia polydactyla. This fern is considered critically endangered and is only found in a few locations in New Zealand.
Yes, ferns can be successfully grown in water by placing their roots in a container filled with water. This method is known as water propagation and can be an effective way to propagate and grow ferns.
The first fossils of pterophytes, also known as ferns, are known from the early Carboniferous, around 350 million years ago. The first modern families of ferns are known to have appeared during the Triassic.
Rachel Hunter is a model and actress from New Zealand. She was married to Rod Stewart for a period of time and was also featured in a number of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. She serves as a judge for New Zealand's Got Talent.