kiwifruit

Events In History

  • 15 June 1959
    Chinese gooseberry becomes kiwifruit

    The prominent produce company Turners and Growers announced that it would from now on export Chinese gooseberries under the name 'kiwifruit'. First grown here in 1906, kiwifruit are now cultivated worldwide, with New Zealand-grown fruit marketed as 'Zespri'. Read more...

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