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Kiwifruit Country – Te Puke

Kiwifruit Country – Te Puke

Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty calls itself the kiwifruit capital of the world – and has the sign to prove it. Most of New Zealand’s kiwifruit is produced in and around the area.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Shirley Williams

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Hugh Campbell rāua ko Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – Growing kiwifruit, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17725/kiwifruit-country-te-puke (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hugh Campbell rāua ko Julia Haggerty, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

Holly
03 July 2017
Hi there, I'm doing a project for school and I'm trying to find out when the big Kiwifruit sign was built. Are you able to help me please? Thanks, Holly