New Zealand - Bay of Plenty - Te Puke Intermediate School - Space 6 - 1979 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Te Puke - A town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga - Particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit - Has a population of 7,496 as of the 2013 Census - In July 1880, work commenced on the Tauranga to Te Puke Road - It was constructed by the Armed Constabulary and local Māori - By late 1881, Te Puke boasted 25 wooden buildings including two hotels, two general stores, a butcher, a post office and a smithy. - The settlers quickly settled upon the land - By 1884 they had established a butter factory Reference: Wikipedia