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A can-do carrot

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A can-do carrot

A huge carrot welcomes visitors to Ohakune, reflecting the importance of carrot growing to the local economy. The eruption of nearby Mt Ruapehu in 1995 led cartoonist Tom Scott to ponder another possible use for the giant vegetable.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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by Tom Scott

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Waimarino, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/18971/a-can-do-carrot (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.