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Gisborne is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region). It has a population of 38,800 (June 2024). [ 2 ] Gisborne District Council has its headquarters in the central city.
Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region [5] (Māori: Te Tairāwhiti or Te Tai Rāwhiti) is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council , a unitary authority (with the combined powers of a district and regional council ).
The Gisborne District or Gisborne Region has a deep and complex history that dates back to the early 1300s. The region, on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island, has many culturally and historically significant sites that relate to early Māori exploration in the 14th century and important colonial events, such as Captain Cook's first landfall in New Zealand.
This is a list of schools located in the Gisborne District of New Zealand. [1] [2] Kura Kaupapa Māori schools are schools for children aged 3–14 who learn fully in the Māori language. This starts at Kohanga Reo which is the Māori equivalent of kindergarten. This list does not include proposed schools such as Waikirikiri High School.
There are about 80 marae (Māori meeting grounds) in the Gisborne District of New Zealand. [1] They include the marae of six iwi (tribes): [2] Ngāti Porou, [3] Te Aitanga-ā-Hauiti, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, [4] Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, [5] Ngai Tamanuhiri [6] and Rongowhakaata.
Gisborne Airport (IATA: GIS, ICAO: NZGS) is a regional airport located in the suburb of Elgin 4.2 km from the city centre of Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne Airport is one of the few airports in the world that has a railway line , the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line , crossing the main runway . [ 1 ]
The Moutohora Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network in Poverty Bay in the North Island of New Zealand. The branch ran for 78 km approximately North-West from Gisborne into the rugged and steep Raukumara Range to the terminus at Moutohora. Construction started in 1900, and the line was opened to ...
The Mayor of Gisborne officiates over the Gisborne District Council. [3] Rehette Stoltz is the current mayor of Gisborne. [4] List of mayors of Gisborne. Name