Greetings from the Kiwifruit Capital
February 9th 2009 Fifteen kilometers inland, following the cool air as it blows over the gorgeous beaches dotting the Bay of Plenty, lies an often overlooked yet fertile bit of land, a place that prides itself as "The kiwifruit capital of the world". This district, known as Te Puke, has a lot of character and a hell of a lot of kiwis.
It is here that I've spent the past week or so, on a humble farm run by a lovel
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