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Town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Te Puke is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, with an urban population of 9,000. "Te Puke" should be pronounced "teh-pook-eh" and means "The Hill" in Maori.
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Tour through the honey and health product manufacturing facilities of Comvita. Their Manuka Honey bars are yummy and you should try some delicious honey flavoured Kapiti ice cream too; interesting visitors centre as well.
Farm tours and kiwifruit wine tasting.
Lovely 18 hole challenging, but easy walking, course. Superb playing conditions and reasonable green fees. Bar and catering on most days. Caravan and mobile home sites. Pro Shop. Test yourself against their famous - or infamous - black tees.
Indian food at reasonable prices.
A reasonably good restaurant and bar.
Has a very good reputation locally, offering high quality meals from brunch through to a late dinner.
Good Indian food, takeout food also available.
Seafood restaurant with an attached fish and chip takeaway. Excellent food.
Drive southeast from Tauranga, or take one of the Bayhopper buses from Tauranga, Mt. Maunganui, or Rotorua.
Read in the guideThere is no public transport to speak of within the town itself, though the local Bayhopper buses pass through regularly.
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