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Zespri International Limited is the largest marketer of kiwifruit in the world, selling in over 50 countries. Its international headquarters is in Mount Maunganui , New Zealand. [ 1 ] However, it has licensed growers in Australia, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, with trials in place in several other countries.
The gold kiwifruit or yellow kiwi (t/a Kiwi Gold) is a variety of kiwifruit developed by the company Zespri International Ltd. The yellow kiwi is a different species ( Actinidia chinensis ), but of the same genus as, the green variety ( Actinidia deliciosa ).
The general name, "Zespri", has been used for marketing of all green and gold cultivars of kiwifruit from New Zealand since 2012. [23] [24] In 2017, New Zealand growers were acquiring additional land to grow Zespri gold kiwifruit under rising costs for a Zespri license to meet global demand for the gold cultivar. [25]
In New Zealand and Australia, the word kiwi alone either refers to the bird or is used as a nickname for New Zealanders; [8] it is rarely used to refer to the fruit. [5] [10] Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus Actinidia. [1]
Malabar Farm Inn is a historic stagecoach inn built in 1820. The two-story brick building was restored as a restaurant, offering home-cooked dining. The Malabar Inn Restaurant has operated sporadically in recent years, having closed in 2018, re-opened in 2021, and closed in July 2023.
Actinidia chinensis, known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia , and closely related to Actinidia deliciosa , [ 2 ] which is the source of the most common commercial kiwifruit .
Te Puke High School is the town's co-educational state high school for Year 9 to 13 students, [12] [13] with a roll of 977 as of November 2024. [ 14 ] Te Puke has two state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students: Fairhaven School, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] with a roll of 511, [ 17 ] and Te Puke Primary School, [ 18 ] [ 19 ] with a roll of 336.
The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt. Notably, there are no Fruit Belts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. [citation needed] A Fruit Belt also exists in Central Washington. [6] Berries are grown on the West Coast.