Te Puke
Town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Te Puke | |
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Coordinates: 37°46′S 176°19′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 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 10,250 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Postcode | 3119 |
Area code | 07 |
Website | tepukegoodnessgrowshere |
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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]