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Kōrero: Apples and pears

Picking apples

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Picking apples

Apple pickers need to be fit. They place the fruit in a large bag strapped to their shoulders, later emptying the bags into big wooden bins. They may need to climb ladders to reach the topmost apples on tall trees.

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John Palmer, Apples and pears – Harvesting, transport and storage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17262/picking-apples (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Palmer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.