Skip to main content

Story: Kiwifruit

Gold kiwifruit

Gold kiwifruit

Gold kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) are similar in size and shape to green kiwifruit, but are hairless and have yellow flesh. They taste sweet and lightly tropical, without the tangy bite of the green fruit.

Using this item

ZESPRI Group

© ZESPRI Group Ltd 2008

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – Early history, names and varieties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17724/gold-kiwifruit (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Campbell and Julia Haggerty, published 1 March 2009.