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Gisborne has the smallest percentage of the population born overseas at 9.7% compared to 25.2% for New Zealand as a whole. [40] The highest of these are British, totalling 1,335 or 3.1% of the population. [41] Furthermore, 73.0% of the population could speak in one language only, 16.2% in two languages and 1.1% in three or more languages. [37]
Waituhi is a small settlement in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is 21 km (13 mi) northwest of the city of Gisborne , on the western bank of the Waipaoa River . It is notable as the historic site of Popoia pā , and as the setting for several novels and short stories of Witi Ihimaera .
Waihirere is a settlement and rural area in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island.It is located 16 kilometres inland from the coastal city of Gisborne.. The settlement is a stronghold for kapa haka, and is where prominent performer Louise Kingi grew up and learned her skills from elders.
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). It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Gisborne.
Muriwai is a settlement and rural community at the southern end of Poverty Bay, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island, south of Manutuke. The main settlement is just west of Young Nick's Head. [1] State Highway 2 runs through Muriwai on its way from Gisborne to Hawke's Bay. [1]
Mount Hikurangi (or Te Ara ki Hikurangi in Māori) is a 1,752 m (5,748 ft) peak in the eastern corner of New Zealand's North Island, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Gisborne, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the East Cape Lighthouse. [2]
Makaraka-Awapuni had a population of 969 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (17.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 105 people (12.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 345 households, comprising 504 males and 465 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female.