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Kōrero: Wairarapa places

Giant kiwi

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Giant kiwi

Like other small towns, Eketāhuna has rebranded itself to attract tourists and curb its decline. In 2006 it adopted the slogan ‘Eketāhuna Kiwi Country’. To grab attention, a 6.5-metre-high kiwi has been built at the information centre. A second giant kiwi stands nearby.

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by Shirley Williams

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Eketāhuna, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11977/giant-kiwi (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.