Place:Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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NameTe Puke
TypeCity or town
Coordinates37.783°S 176.367°E
Located inBay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit.

Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu, which are all 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 means The Hill, and should be pronounced "teh-pook-ee", not the occasional "Te-Pyook". This name is reflective of its location, as it is on a hill near the Papamoa Hills.

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