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Roadside sign

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Roadside sign

More kiwifruit is grown around Te Puke than anywhere else in New Zealand, although this lead is closing. This giant billboard stands outside Kiwi360, a working kiwifruit orchard and horticultural theme park that is a major tourist attraction.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Te Puke to Maketū, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5704/roadside-sign (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.