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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 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 ).
Gisborne (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ z b ər n /) [3] is a town in the Macedon Ranges, located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest town in the Macedon Ranges Shire , with a population of 14,432 as of June 2021 in the Gisborne district region.
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.
Awapuni is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne, located in the southwest of the city. [3] It is named after the Awapuni lagoon, where the Waipaoa River runs into the ocean. [4] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "blocked-up river" for Awapuni. [5]
Gisborne District, a local government area of New Zealand; Gisborne, New Zealand, a city in Gisborne District; Gisborne (New Zealand electorate), a former parliamentary electorate; Gisborne, Victoria, a town in Australia; Gisborne railway station, Australia; Electoral district of Gisborne, an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
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 ]
Gisborne Central is the central business district and central suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Elgin , south of Whataupoko and west of Kaiti .