About Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometers southest of Tauranga in the
Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particulary famous for the
cultivation of kiwifruit. Te Puke has a population of 7,496 as of the 2013
Census. Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu,
which are all costal towns/cities, as well as the small stownships 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
fromm its streets.
Te Puke Region
Te Puke is a thriving town with a reasonably large main shopping street, which is also
the main road passing through Te Puke. There are a number of schools, religious
organisations, cultural groups, and a variety of clubs in the town.
A large number of reidents work picking or packing kiwifruit during April or May,
as well as others coming from other nerby towns and cities.
- local delecacies
- Rich Maori culutre
- Natural beuty