. . . . . . . . . . . "The big things of New Zealand are large novelty statues located in small towns which typically relate to the town and its identity. Examples include the Taihape gumboot, in a town which has an annual gumboot-throwing contest; the large L&P bottle in Paeroa, the town where the drink originated, and the Big Sheep Shearer in Te Kuiti, where the national sheep-shearing competitions are held. A similar tradition is found in Australia."@en . . . . . . . . "1092515135"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "21263066"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "16220"^^ . . . . . . . . . "List of New Zealand's big things"@en . . . . . "The big things of New Zealand are large novelty statues located in small towns which typically relate to the town and its identity. Examples include the Taihape gumboot, in a town which has an annual gumboot-throwing contest; the large L&P bottle in Paeroa, the town where the drink originated, and the Big Sheep Shearer in Te Kuiti, where the national sheep-shearing competitions are held. A similar tradition is found in Australia."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .