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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 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]
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 ).
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 almost never 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]
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.
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.
Citrus fruits are produced all over the world; according to the FAO, as of 2016, about 79% of the world's total citrus production was grown in the Northern Hemisphere, with countries of the Mediterranean Basin contributing the largest volumes, while Brazil was the largest citrus producer in the Southern Hemisphere and the world.
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 .