Asia & PacificNice Try but No Potato for New Zealand Couple’s Giant FindSavePrintDonna Craig-Brown holds "Doug" what was believed to be the world's largest potato in the garden of her small farm near Hamilton, New Zealand, on Nov. 3, 2021. Colin Craig-Brown via APThe Associated Press3/19/2022|Updated: 3/19/2022WELLINGTON, New Zealand—When is a potato not a potato?When it’s a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records.Share this articleLeave a commentThe Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesMicrosoft Outlook Users Experience Hourslong Outage Impacting Email AccessJul 12, 2025UK’s Oldest WWII Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110Jul 12, 2025Iga Swiatek Defeats Amanda Anisimova 6–0, 6–0 to Win Her First Wimbledon TitleJul 12, 2025How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 11Jul 11, 2025Related TopicsGuinness World RecordpotatogiantNew Zealand