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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]
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.
Kaiti (Māori: Kaitī) is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located immediately to the east of the city centre, on the opposing bank of the Waimata River. Kaiti Hill or Titirangi overlooks Poverty Bay with Young Nick's Head (Te Kurī-a-Pāoa) across the Bay. [3] Titirangi also overlooks the city.
Victoria is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. [1] It is located close to the shore of Poverty Bay, to the southeast of the city centre, between the mouth of the Awapuni Creek and Awapuni. [2] The suburb was named after Queen Victoria. [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.
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]