List of New Zealand's big things

The Big Things of New Zealand are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures.^{[citation needed]} Related in concept to the big things of neighboring Australia, New Zealand's sculptures are fewer in number.

List of Big Things

North Island

Name	Location	Built	Size	Notes	Image
Big Apple	Waitomo Caves			The logo of the Big Apple Cafe.
Big Carrot	Ohakune	1984		Erected at the entrance to the town, recognising the importance of market gardening to the local economy. 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 Kiwis	Otorohanga			Several corrugated-iron kiwis are located around the town, the self-proclaimed capital of Kiwiana.
Big Kiwifruit	Te Puke, Bay of Plenty			Part of the Kiwi360 complex.
Big Sheep and Sheepdog	Tirau	1998		Made from corrugated iron, the town's information centre is shaped like a giant dog, with 'the big sheep' housing a large wool outlet.
Big Lemon and Paeroa Bottle	Paeroa, Thames Valley	1967[1]	7m[1]	A large soft drink bottle; L&P or Lemon & Paeroa.
Big Gumboot	Taihape			A giant metal gumboot made from corrugated iron. Represents Taihape as the "Gumboot Capital of the World".

South Island

Name	Location	Built	Size	Notes	Image
Big Crayfish	Kaikoura			The logo of the Lobster Inn Motel.
Big Fruit	Cromwell			An Orange, Apple, Pear and Peach
Big Salmon	Rakaia
Big Sandfly	Greymouth			A Sandfly mounted outside The Bushmans Centre.
Big Trout	Gore			A Brown trout

See also

• Australia's big things
• List of World's Largest Roadside Attractions
• Novelty architecture

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Positive Paeroa