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NZ Giant Pumpkin Records
The NZ record for giant pumpkin was set by Tim Harris on the 8th of April 2018 with a pumpkin weighing in at 808kg.
The NZ record was set in 2016 at 789.5kg, grown by Tim Harris from Morrinsville.

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The NZ record was broken in 2012 by the Bartons in Whangarei with a 721kg pumpkin.

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The NZ record was broken 3 times in 2011.
First up was Daphne Humphreys from Kumeu with her 420kg pumpkin

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Next was John McKay from Mapua with a 497kg pumpkin.

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The heaviest pumpkin for 2011 was grown by Robbie Dorresteyn from Taupo and weighed in at 540kgs

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First up was Daphne Humphreys from Kumeu with her 420kg pumpkin

Read more about it here.
Next was John McKay from Mapua with a 497kg pumpkin.

Read more about it here.
The heaviest pumpkin for 2011 was grown by Robbie Dorresteyn from Taupo and weighed in at 540kgs

Read more about it here.