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Te Puke | |
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 The giant kiwifruit in Te Puke | |
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| Coordinates: 37°46′S 176°19′E / 37.767°S 176.317°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Western Bay of Plenty District |
| Ward | Maketu-Te Puke |
| Community | Te Puke Community |
| Settled | pre-European |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Western Bay of Plenty District Council |
| • Regional council | Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,500 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 3119 |
| Area code | 07 |
| Website | tepukegoodnessgrowshere |
Te Puke /tɛˈpʊkɛ/ is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit.[3]
Te Puke is close to Tauranga and Maketu, which are both coastal towns/cities, as well as the small townships of Waitangi, Manoeka, Pongakawa, and Paengaroa. The Tauranga Eastern Link, completed in 2015, moved State Highway 2 away from Te Puke and removed large volumes of traffic from its streets.
The town's name comes from the Māori language, and should be pronounced "teh-pook-ee", not "te-pyook". It translates to the hill; it is on a hill near the Papamoa Hills.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Te Puke Township, Kiwifrut Capital of the World". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Kia ora: Te Puke". NZ Herald. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2016.