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Huge Kiwifruit spill turns highway into green mush

By Kiri Gillespie
Bay of Plenty Times·
21 May, 2015 10:39 PMQuick Read

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A large load of kiwifruit has been lost, and subsequently mushed, at one of Te Puke's busiest intersections. Photos/Te Puke Times

A large load of kiwifruit has been lost, and subsequently mushed, at one of Te Puke's busiest intersections. Photos/Te Puke Times

A large amount of kiwifruit appears to have been lost at one of the Bay's busiest intersections.

Mushy green kiwifruit remains have blanketed the intersection of Jellicoe St and Oxford St in the centre of the township.

The culprit behind the spill appears to be unknown, at this stage.

The Twitter group Te Puke Goodness Grows Here posted a picture of the spill with the words "Oops! A flood of kiwifruit on the Te Puke Highway!! Who dropped this load of the worlds healthiest fruit?''

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Green NZ at last! Not so clean. @TePukeNZ: A flood of kiwifruit on the Te Puke Highway!! #tpggh pic.twitter.com/XcNwe7zrYM”

— Megan Campbell (@MeganCampbellNZ) May 21, 2015
A large load of kiwifruit has been lost, and subsequently mushed, at one of Te Puke's busiest intersections. Photos/Te Puke Times
A large load of kiwifruit has been lost, and subsequently mushed, at one of Te Puke's busiest intersections. Photos/Te Puke Times

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