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List of New Zealand's big things

May 03, 2024

The big things of New Zealand are large novelty statues located in many small towns across the country which typically relate to the town and its identity.[1] Examples include the Taihape gumboot, in a town which has an annual gumboot-throwing contest; the large L&P bottle in Paeroa, the town where the drink originated, and the Big Sheep Shearer in Te Kūiti, where the national sheep-shearing competitions are held. A similar tradition is found in Australia.[2]

List of big things edit

North Island edit

Name Location Built Size Notes Image
Big Apple Waitomo Caves 7.5 m (25 ft) The logo of the Big Apple Cafe.  
Big Bicycle Taupō 2012 3 m (9.8 ft) A 3m high bicycle erected in September 2012 to encourage road safety to cyclists
Big Bull Bulls 4 m (13 ft) A large Bull, signifying the importance of bulls to Bulls.[3]  
Big Carrot Ohakune 1984 7.5 m (25 ft) This big carrot is at the entrance to the town Ohakune, recognising the importance of market gardening to the local economy.[4] The carrot was originally a fibreglass prop used in an ANZ Bank commercial that was acquired by the town and officially unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1984.  
Big Dairy Whip Tatuanui A giant can of Tatua Dairy Whip at the site of the Tatua Dairy Company factory.
Big Gumboot Taihape 2000 A giant metal gumboot made from corrugated iron. Represents Taihape as the "Gumboot Capital of the World".[5]  
Big Kiwifruit Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Part of the Kiwi360 complex.[6]  
Big Kiwi Eketāhuna Big Kiwi; relocated in 2016.  
Big Kiwis Ōtorohanga Several corrugated-iron kiwis are located around the town, the self-proclaimed capital of Kiwiana.  
Big Kowhai Napier 2014 4 m (13 ft) "The Gold of the Kowhai" is a bronze gilded sculpture by artist Paul Dibble[7]  
Big Lemon & Paeroa bottle Paeroa, Thames Valley 1967 7 m (23 ft) A large soft drink bottle; L&P or Lemon & Paeroa.[8]  
Big Loaf Manaia The town is 'New Zealand's Bread Capital' - Yarrows Family Bakers, one of the last and largest remaining independently owned bakeries, is in Manaia.
Big Parsnip, also known as Panorama Parsnip Ohakune 2017[9] The sixth vegetable added to the Ohakune Carrot Adventure Park.[9]
Big Sheep and Sheepdog Tīrau 1994 Made from corrugated iron, the town's information centre is shaped like a giant dog, with 'the big sheep' housing a large wool outlet.[10]  
Big Sheep Shearer Te Kūiti The town promotes itself as the sheep shearing capital of the world and is host to the annual New Zealand National Shearing Championships.  
Big Trout Taupō A giant metal trout  
Big Prawn Taupō A giant prawn, part of Huka Prawn Park  
Jandal On The Mandel [11] Between Kopu and Thames. A giant jandal, alongside the Hauraki Rail Trail, on the Coromandel Peninsula. By artist Ricks Terstappen.
Giant Oystercatcher Kaiaua 23 January 2005[12] 3.5 m A large oystercatcher, to represent the shorebirds of the Seabird Coast.  
Mega Cow Morrinsville 2017 6.5 m A large cow, to acknowledge the area's thriving dairy farming industry.  

South Island edit

Name Location Built Size Notes Image
Big Crayfish Kaikōura The logo of the Lobster Inn Motel.
Big Doughnut Springfield 2007 3.5 m (11 ft) A doughnut set up to promote The Simpsons Movie.[13]  
The Five Clydesdales Clinton[14] A group of (slightly) larger-than-life-sized Clydesdale horses.  
Big Fruit[15] Cromwell 1989 13 m (43 ft) An apricot, apple, pear and nectarine.  
Big Mosgiel Mosgiel Big letters spelling the name of the town.  
Big Pāua [16] Riverton early 1990s Giant pāua (abalone) shell just past eastern bridge into the town on State Highway 99. Featured in 1998 in a series of postage stamps celebrating New Zealand town icons.[17]
Big Salmon[18] Rakaia 1991 12 m (39 ft) A larger than usual salmon, commonly found in the Rakaia River.  
Big Sandfly Pukekura[19] A sandfly mounted outside The Bushmans Centre.  
Big Sausage Tuatapere 3 m (10 ft) A big sausage atop a fork, awarded to the town in September 2015 by the ZM radio show Fletch, Vaughan and Megan.[20]
Surfer Riding a Wave Colac Bay Big statue of surfer riding a wave  
Big Takahe Te Anau ~ 2.2 m (7.2 ft) Big statue of the takahē, an endangered, flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand's South Island.  
Harbour Mouth Molars Dunedin Sculpture of several molars, sometimes called the Harbour Mouth Molars, in Kitchener Street Reserve.  
Big Trout and Big Guitar Gore 1998 (Trout) A brown trout.[21] Central Gore also has a giant guitar, honouring the town's status as the unofficial capital of country and western music in New Zealand.   
Big Wheelbarrow Hokitika Holds a giant inflatable wild pig during Hokitika's annual Wildfoods Festival.  

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Cunningham, Matthew (17 May 2010). "Small towns have big things". Salient. from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ Phillips, Jock (14 November 2012). "Country towns - New developments, 1990 onward". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Bulls puns – Country towns – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Ohakune's big carrot turns twenty next month". Wanganui Chronicle. 21 September 2004. from the original on 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ "World's Biggest Carrot and Gumboot are in New Zealand". Vagabond Quest. 24 August 2010. from the original on 7 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Another big reason to visit NZ". The Dominion Post. 1 November 2007. from the original on 3 December 2013.
  7. ^ "The Gold of the Kowhai Sculpture in Napier, New Zealand". Encircle Photos. from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ^ . Positive Paeroa. Archived from the original 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on 24 July 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Parsnip joins iconic veges at Carrot Park". Stuff. 4 December 2017. from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Signs of ingenuity". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 2005. from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  11. ^ "#JandalOnTheMandel". Inlet Technologies - Your Technology Partner. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  12. ^ Woodley, Keith (February 2005). "Torea mangu" (PDF). Miranda News (56): 9. (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  13. ^ Eleven, Beck (28 September 2009). "D'oh! Springfield's giant Simpsons doughnut gets toasted". The Press. from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  14. ^ "Clydesdale statue – Horses – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  15. ^ . Cromwell District Promotion Group. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Big Paua : Image". Images.travelpod.com. from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  17. ^ Matthew, Rosenberg (22 October 2021). "Historic pāua shell to remain in Riverton". Stuff. from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Town builds on its fishy reputation". One News. 27 June 2010. from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  19. ^ [1] 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Nichol, Tess (18 September 2015). "Radio hosts unveil big sausage in Tuatapere". New Zealand Herald. from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  21. ^ . New Zealand Pictures. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.

External links edit

 
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  • Map of New Zealand's big things, via Wikidata

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The big things of New Zealand are large novelty statues located in many small towns across the country which typically relate to the town and its identity 1 Examples include the Taihape gumboot in a town which has an annual gumboot throwing contest the large L amp P bottle in Paeroa the town where the drink originated and the Big Sheep Shearer in Te Kuiti where the national sheep shearing competitions are held A similar tradition is found in Australia 2 Contents 1 List of big things 1 1 North Island 1 2 South Island 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of big things editNorth Island edit Name Location Built Size Notes Image Big Apple Waitomo Caves 7 5 m 25 ft The logo of the Big Apple Cafe nbsp Big Bicycle Taupō 2012 3 m 9 8 ft A 3m high bicycle erected in September 2012 to encourage road safety to cyclists Big Bull Bulls 4 m 13 ft A large Bull signifying the importance of bulls to Bulls 3 nbsp Big Carrot Ohakune 1984 7 5 m 25 ft This big carrot is at the entrance to the town Ohakune recognising the importance of market gardening to the local economy 4 The carrot was originally a fibreglass prop used in an ANZ Bank commercial that was acquired by the town and officially unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1984 nbsp Big Dairy Whip Tatuanui A giant can of Tatua Dairy Whip at the site of the Tatua Dairy Company factory Big Gumboot Taihape 2000 A giant metal gumboot made from corrugated iron Represents Taihape as the Gumboot Capital of the World 5 nbsp Big Kiwifruit Te Puke Bay of Plenty Part of the Kiwi360 complex 6 nbsp Big Kiwi Eketahuna Big Kiwi relocated in 2016 nbsp Big Kiwis Ōtorohanga Several corrugated iron kiwis are located around the town the self proclaimed capital of Kiwiana nbsp Big Kowhai Napier 2014 4 m 13 ft The Gold of the Kowhai is a bronze gilded sculpture by artist Paul Dibble 7 nbsp Big Lemon amp Paeroa bottle Paeroa Thames Valley 1967 7 m 23 ft A large soft drink bottle L amp P or Lemon amp Paeroa 8 nbsp Big Loaf Manaia The town is New Zealand s Bread Capital Yarrows Family Bakers one of the last and largest remaining independently owned bakeries is in Manaia Big Parsnip also known as Panorama Parsnip Ohakune 2017 9 The sixth vegetable added to the Ohakune Carrot Adventure Park 9 Big Sheep and Sheepdog Tirau 1994 Made from corrugated iron the town s information centre is shaped like a giant dog with the big sheep housing a large wool outlet 10 nbsp Big Sheep Shearer Te Kuiti The town promotes itself as the sheep shearing capital of the world and is host to the annual New Zealand National Shearing Championships nbsp Big Trout Taupō A giant metal trout nbsp Big Prawn Taupō A giant prawn part of Huka Prawn Park nbsp Jandal On The Mandel 11 Between Kopu and Thames A giant jandal alongside the Hauraki Rail Trail on the Coromandel Peninsula By artist Ricks Terstappen Giant Oystercatcher Kaiaua 23 January 2005 12 3 5 m A large oystercatcher to represent the shorebirds of the Seabird Coast nbsp Mega Cow Morrinsville 2017 6 5 m A large cow to acknowledge the area s thriving dairy farming industry nbsp South Island edit Name Location Built Size Notes Image Big Crayfish Kaikōura The logo of the Lobster Inn Motel Big Doughnut Springfield 2007 3 5 m 11 ft A doughnut set up to promote The Simpsons Movie 13 nbsp The Five Clydesdales Clinton 14 A group of slightly larger than life sized Clydesdale horses nbsp Big Fruit 15 Cromwell 1989 13 m 43 ft An apricot apple pear and nectarine nbsp Big Mosgiel Mosgiel Big letters spelling the name of the town nbsp Big Paua 16 Riverton early 1990s Giant paua abalone shell just past eastern bridge into the town on State Highway 99 Featured in 1998 in a series of postage stamps celebrating New Zealand town icons 17 Big Salmon 18 Rakaia 1991 12 m 39 ft A larger than usual salmon commonly found in the Rakaia River nbsp Big Sandfly Pukekura 19 A sandfly mounted outside The Bushmans Centre nbsp Big Sausage Tuatapere 3 m 10 ft A big sausage atop a fork awarded to the town in September 2015 by the ZM radio show Fletch Vaughan and Megan 20 Surfer Riding a Wave Colac Bay Big statue of surfer riding a wave nbsp Big Takahe Te Anau 2 2 m 7 2 ft Big statue of the takahe an endangered flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand s South Island nbsp Harbour Mouth Molars Dunedin Sculpture of several molars sometimes called the Harbour Mouth Molars in Kitchener Street Reserve nbsp Big Trout and Big Guitar Gore 1998 Trout A brown trout 21 Central Gore also has a giant guitar honouring the town s status as the unofficial capital of country and western music in New Zealand nbsp nbsp Big Wheelbarrow Hokitika Holds a giant inflatable wild pig during Hokitika s annual Wildfoods Festival nbsp See also editAustralia s big things Giants of the Prairies List of largest roadside attractions Novelty architectureReferences edit Cunningham Matthew 17 May 2010 Small towns have big things Salient Archived from the original on 19 February 2013 Retrieved 16 November 2012 Phillips Jock 14 November 2012 Country towns New developments 1990 onward Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 Retrieved 31 January 2015 Bulls puns Country towns Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Teara govt nz Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 Retrieved 16 February 2015 Ohakune s big carrot turns twenty next month Wanganui Chronicle 21 September 2004 Archived from the original on 11 May 2012 World s Biggest Carrot and Gumboot are in New Zealand Vagabond Quest 24 August 2010 Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 Another big reason to visit NZ The Dominion Post 1 November 2007 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 The Gold of the Kowhai Sculpture in Napier New Zealand Encircle Photos Archived from the original on 22 April 2022 Retrieved 21 April 2022 The L and P Bottle Positive Paeroa Archived from the original Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine on 24 July 2011 a b Parsnip joins iconic veges at Carrot Park Stuff 4 December 2017 Archived from the original on 23 July 2021 Retrieved 23 July 2021 Signs of ingenuity The Sydney Morning Herald 12 November 2005 Archived from the original on 11 January 2014 Retrieved 16 November 2012 JandalOnTheMandel Inlet Technologies Your Technology Partner Retrieved 5 July 2023 Woodley Keith February 2005 Torea mangu PDF Miranda News 56 9 Archived PDF from the original on 29 March 2020 Retrieved 29 March 2020 Eleven Beck 28 September 2009 D oh Springfield s giant Simpsons doughnut gets toasted The Press Archived from the original on 25 November 2009 Retrieved 22 November 2009 Clydesdale statue Horses Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Teara govt nz Archived from the original on 3 October 2014 Retrieved 16 February 2015 State Highway 6 Cromwell District Promotion Group Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 Retrieved 3 September 2013 Big Paua Image Images travelpod com Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 16 February 2015 Matthew Rosenberg 22 October 2021 Historic paua shell to remain in Riverton Stuff Archived from the original on 22 October 2021 Retrieved 22 October 2021 Town builds on its fishy reputation One News 27 June 2010 Archived from the original on 25 March 2012 Retrieved 16 November 2012 1 Archived 2 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Nichol Tess 18 September 2015 Radio hosts unveil big sausage in Tuatapere New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 18 September 2015 Retrieved 18 September 2015 Gore Town Trout Sculpture With Welcome Sign Southland New Zealand New Zealand Pictures Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Big Things of New Zealand NZ s big statues and signs photographs of ten Big Things Map of New Zealand s big things via Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of New Zealand 27s big things amp oldid 1184845791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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