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A kiwifruit is an unprepossessing berry, the size of a hen’s egg, with brown fuzzy skin. Its flesh is bright green and speckled with small black seeds. Ripe fruit has a tangy, sweet flavour.
Story: Kiwifruit
How to cite this page
Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – The hairy berry, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17714/kiwifruit (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, published 1 March 2009.