About Te Puke

Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometers southeast of tauranga in the western Bay of Plenty of New Zealnand. It is particulary famous for the cultivatoins of kiwifruit. Te Puke has a population of 7,496 as of the 2013 Cenus. Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Mauganui, Papamoa. and Maketu. wich are all coastal towns/cities, as well as the small townships of Waitangi, Manoeka, Pongakawa, and Paengaroa. The Tauranga Eastern link, compleated in 2015, moved State Highway 2 away fron Te Puke and removed large volumes of traffic from 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 residents work picking or packing kiwifruit during April or May, as well as others coming from other nearby towns and cities.