This is an old article I recently found, but I thought i'd share the image, which I think is kinda pretty:
Kiwi found in outer space NZ Herald, 2009-09-28
An astrophotographer has discovered a Kiwi in outer space from New Zealand's internationally renowned Mt John Observatory.
Excerpt It may be 26,000 light years away, but a high powered astro-photograph has picked up the distinct image of New Zealand's national icon in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Update - 11 June 2011: I received an email from a colleague that informed me that Fraser Gunn was not the first to discover this image, but rather that the first person to name the kiwi was Ian Cooper around the year 2000.
Carter Observatory in Wellington commissioned John Drummond to produce a photograph for one of their exhibits. It was also featured in 'Milky Way Kiwi' magazine, published on 25 September 2009.