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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). It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Gisborne.
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.
Wharekahika or Hicks Bay (officially Wharekahika / Hicks Bay) is a bay and coastal area in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 150 km east of Ōpōtiki and 186 km north of Gisborne city, along State Highway 35 between Potaka and Te Araroa.
Gisborne Girls' High School is a Year 9-15 single-sex girls' state high school [11] [12] with a roll of 698. [13] Campion College is a Year 7–15 co-educational state integrated high school [14] [15] with a roll of 483. [16] Te Hapara School is a Year 1-6 co-educational state primary school [17] with a roll of 243. [18]
The city of Gisborne is located on the northern shore of the bay and the small settlement of Muriwai is located at the bay's southern end. The name is often used by extension to refer to the entire area surrounding the city of Gisborne. Poverty Bay is the home of the Māori iwi (tribes) Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata and Ngāi Tāmanuhiri.
Before the 2023 census, Gisborne Central had a larger boundary, covering 1.59 km 2 (0.61 sq mi). [1] Using that boundary, Gisborne Central had a population of 300 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−2.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (12.4%) since the 2006 census.
Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the valley of the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary, the Waihora River. Te Karaka is located on State Highway 2, and is the largest settlement between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki in the Bay of Plenty. [3]