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Kiwis Love Big Things

Big Things Throughout New Zealand
By Rob Phillips

As all Antipodeans know, Australia and New Zealand have a love of big things. Communities rally and enthusiasm builds until local craftsmen ask what the big deal is all about, and before you know it a new big thing is created that represents something unique about the area that lives in its shadow.

Now, if you really want to do big things right, I suggest you super-size yourselves for the occasion. Dress in gargantuan heels, monumental hats, humoungous handbags and only speak using academic-sized words, that way people will know you’re up to really big things.

Here's a list of big things you just can’t miss (no really, you can’t miss them— they’re huge!).


Click on the marker to view exact locations in Google Maps.

Big Kiwifruit Courtesy of Rob Phillips

Big Kiwifruit
This giant kiwi fruit is in two colours and is part of the Kiwi360 complex.
Location: Te Puke, Bay of Plenty


Big L&P Bottle Courtesy of Rob Phillips

 Big L&P Bottle
 A large L&P bottle (Lemon and Paeroa) where the drink originated from.
 Location: Paeroa, Coromandel


Big Sheep & Sheepdog Courtesy of Rob Phillips

Big Sheep and Big Sheepdog
Tirau’s i-SITE is shaped like a sheepdog and a large sheep next-door houses a wool shop.
Location: Tirau, Waikato


Big Apple Courtesy of Rob Phillips

Big Apple
The logo for the Big Apple Café - a popular stop along State Highway 3 in Otorohanga.
Location: Otorohanga, Waikato


Big Carrot Courtesy of Rob Phillips

Big Carrot
Planted at the entrance to the town, this giant vegetable represents Ohakune’s fertile soils for winter crops, and the importance of market gardening for the local economy.
Location: Ohakune, Central North Island


Big Gumboot Courtesy of Rob Phillips

Big Gumboot
A giant metal gumboot made from corrugated iron represents Taihape as the "Gumboot Capital of the World." The city adopted the icon as a symbol of humble hard-work.
Location: Taihape, Manawatu-Whanganui
 


Big Crayfish Courtesy of the Lobster Inn

Big Crayfish
The Maori name Kaikoura translates to “meal of crayfish.” This mouth-watering giant  marks the aptly named Lobster Inn.
Location: Kaikoura, Marlborough


Big Cromwell Fruit Courtesy of Cromwell and Districts Promotion Group

Big Fruit
An orange, apple, pear and peach celebrate the region’s agricultural base. Lovingly known by locals as Cromwell's "fruit salad."
Location: Cromwell, Otago



Big Salmon
Despite the great fishing in the Rakaia River, this salmon will always hold the title for biggest catch.
Location: Rakaia, Canterbury


Bushman Centre Sandfly. Photo courtesy of Katie Earnshaw

Big Sandfly
The Bushman Centre pays tribute to a legendary pest on the West Coast.
Location: Greymouth, West Coast

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