Simpsons Gift Donut to Springfield NZ

The small South Island town of Springfield, population around 300, is about to receive a gift from The Simpsons — a giant pink donut.

Okay, it’s a giant iced stunt to plug the movie, but just like Ohakune’s giant carrot, Paeroa’s L&P bottle, and Bluff’s former Paua house, Springfield will have an landmark for tourists to admire and be photographed under.

In celebration of the July 26 worldwide release of The Simpsons Movie, the icon will be presented to the inland Canterbury town by Homer and Bart Simpson.

Springfield is less than an hour’s drive from Christchurch along the Great Alpine Highway (SH73).