Bay of Plenty Times
Bay of Plenty Times
Bay of Plenty Times
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FOOD<br />
CONNECTING YOU WITH THE<br />
BAY OF PLENTY FOOD MARKET<br />
FOOD FACTS<br />
As far as vine history, there is<br />
evidence that the first grapevines<br />
in the Waikato and <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong><br />
area were planted in 1903 in the<br />
area known as Te Kauwhata*.<br />
The <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> is home<br />
to New Zealand’s newest fruit,<br />
the golden fleshed Zespri Gold<br />
kiwifruit. Sweeter than its greenfleshed<br />
cousin, the first Zespri<br />
Gold kiwifruit were planted in the<br />
1970s in the region’s rich, volcanic<br />
soil and began to be exported<br />
in 1998. More than 80% <strong>of</strong> New<br />
Zealand’s kiwifruit crop is grown<br />
in the <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong>*.<br />
*Source: <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> & Rotorua http://www.newzealand.com<br />
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