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GISBORNE INFORMATION
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Gisborne is named for an early Colonial Secretary William Gisborne.
The region is located in the northeastern corner of the North Island and is also referred to as the East Cape or East Coast or Eastland region.
It is a sparsely inhabited and isolated region, with small settlements mainly clinging to small bays along the eastern shore including Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay.
The population of the region is 46,000 (June 2008 estimate),[1] with almost three quarters of those living in the city of Gisborne.
No other settlement has a population of over 1000. The largest other settlements are the towns of Tolaga Bay and Ruatoria, each with populations of over 800 in 2001. |
Inland, the land is rough, predominantly forested, hill country.
Te Urewera National Park is located in the west of the region, and the Kaingaroa Forest is located further west of that.
A spine of rough ridges dominates the centre of the region, culminating in the impressive bulk of the 1620 metre Mount Hikurangi in the region's northeast. This mountain is the fifth highest mountain in the North Island, and the highest that is not a volcano. Regarded as sacred by the Māori, there is some justification to the claims that this is the first mountain to see the sun in summer.
The region's population has higher than the national average proportion of Māori - over 50% in some areas - and still maintains strong ties to both Māori tradition and the iwi and marae structure. The predominant iwi in the region are Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tamanuhiri, Te Aitanga a Mahaki.
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The city of Gisborne is located at the north end of Poverty Bay. The white cliff headland of Young Nick's Head at the other end of the bay is visible from the city.
The Māori name for the cliffs is Te Kurī-a-Pāoa[2], meaning The Dog of Pāoa, as this was what it was originally said to look like. This prominence was the first part of New Zealand sighted by the crew of Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour, and was named for the crew member who first saw it.
A memorial to Cook stands on the foreshore, marking the point where he first stepped ashore in New Zealand on October 8, 1769. Kaiti Hill overlooks the town and magnificent views can be obtained by driving or walking to the summit.
Central Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hillThe city maintains a rural charm and is a popular holiday spot.
Local industries include agriculture, horticulture, farming and forestry. Wine production is also valuable to the local economy. |
It is sometimes known as the City of Rivers as the centre of town is the convergence of three different rivers. The harbour was host to many ships in the past
Gisborne boasts being the first city in the world to greet the sun each day. Technically, however, this is only true for part of the year.
The city has the benefit of being very close to the white sand beaches of Waikanae and Midway. A short distance from the city is the surf beach of Wainui. Two major annual events are the Dawn Raid Beach Day Out, which is an outdoor concert featuring many of the Dawn Raid Hip-hop stars held in January, and the Rhythm & Vines concert held every New Years' Eve which features a huge concert featuring well-known New Zealand bands performing in a vineyard.
Gisborne enjoys a dry, warm climate with high sunshine hours. Summers are warm, with daytime temperatures averaging 24C, however temperatures of between 26C and 32C are common, and temperatures as high as 42 have been recorded. During January and February, summer weather can become tropical and humid, with the effect of the humidity making the temperature seem higher than it actually is. The humidex can read several degrees higher than the recorded temperature, which means that temperatures that feel about 35C occur on many occasions during humid, tropical weather. During tropical weather, short periods of heavy rain and the odd thunderstorm is often experienced. In winter, daytime maximum temperatures average 12C. Frosts occur several times each winter. Gisborne temperatures are recorded at the MetService weather station near the airport, however temperatures recorded in the heart of Gisborne city and throughout other suburban areas are generally 3 to 4 degrees higher, and on some days due to varying weather conditions, city temperatures can be several degrees higher. This was evident during early December 2008, where on one occasion the maximum temperature recorded at the airport was 28, however The Gisborne Herald reported that a temperature device outside their main headquarters in the heart of Gisborne city read 35 degrees.
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