| The Big Apple | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Big_Apple_Waitomo.jpg) The Big Apple in 2011 | |
| Dimensions | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Location | Waitomo, New Zealand |
| 38°14′40″S 175°10′57″E / 38.2444°S 175.1826°E | |
The Big Apple is a large statue of an apple in Waitomo, New Zealand. It is 7.5 metres (25 ft) tall, and located between Ōtorohanga and Te Kūiti on State Highway 3.[1] It also includes a restaurant, café, and conference facility. It is near a 1,920-square-metre (20,700 sq ft) orchard,[1] and has four dining areas with a capacity of 500 people. As of 2009[update], it attracted tourists in numbers of "thousands a week."[2] It is one of New Zealand's big things.[3]
- ^ a b Oliver, Stacey (29 September 2015). "Tourism Holdings Limited buys Waitomo's Big Apple". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ STACK, G. (2009). Apple icon up for sale. Waikato Times, F1.
- ^ "New Zealand's Big Everything". www.theurbanlist.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.