Checking out a display on Charles Diver, the Oamaru man who invented Pineapple Chunks, are his daughter Nancy Bell and great-grandson Charles Diver. Photo: SuppliedFamily of the Oamaru man who invented Pineapple Chunks are calling for a national day in his honour. Charles Richard Diver’s granddaughter Linda Wilson has applied to international organisations Days of the Year and National Day for November 22, Mr Diver’s birthday, to be "National Pineapple Chunks Day". "The reasoning behind it is to get recognition for New Zealand and Charles Diver for the creation of Pineapple Chunks," she said. Mrs Wilson’s application for a "National Pineapple Chunks Day" to Days of the Year had been declined, the organisation stating it did not have a "significant following", but her application to the National Day organisation was still pending, she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 18, 2021 20:37 UTC