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Kiwi as symbol: Kiwi Bacon factory

Kiwi as symbol: Kiwi Bacon factory

A giant kiwi adorns the roof of the Kiwi Bacon Factory in Auckland in this 1980s photo.

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Jock Phillips, Kiwi – A kiwi country: 1930s–2000s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11196/kiwi-as-symbol-kiwi-bacon-factory (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Paul Clarke
25 July 2024
I remember the man who made this Kiwi atop the factory. He was a friend of my father.. A Mr Lane who lived atop the Whitakre near the tv transmitter. After he split up with his wife he left for the US not wanting to leave any contact details.
Kellie
22 May 2016
Hi I'm looking for an ad from mid 1980's that had a little boy doing an ad for bacon. It went something like "I love my mum cause she brings home the bacon, I can smell it, be here in a minute' ... Please let me know if I can view this on YouTube or if you recall it. Appreciate your help, cheers Kellie