Gisborne
| Gisborne | ||
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 39 ′ S , 178 ° 0 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ GIS | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Gisborne | |
| District | Gisborne District | |
| Ward | Gisborne Ward | |
| Administrative headquarters | Seat of administration for the Gisborne District | |
| Residents | 29 271 (2017) | |
| height | 3 m | |
| Post Code | 4010 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 6 | |
| UN / LOCODE | NZ GIS | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 The center of Gisborne from Kaita Hill seen from |
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Gisborne is a city in the Gisborne District in the northeast of the North Island of New Zealand . It is the administrative seat of the district and the region.
geography
Gisborne is the easternmost city in the country. It is located around 130 km northeast of Napier at the northern end of Poverty Bay directly on the Pacific Ocean . The Turanganui River and two other smaller rivers flow through the city , which is why the city has also been nicknamed " City of Rivers ".
history
In the Māori tradition , the demigod Māui is said to have fished the entire North Island of New Zealand from the Pacific Ocean. The canoe , overturned by the huge land mass of the island , now forms Mount Hikurangi , which is the first to be “kissed by the warm rays of the rising sun”.
Gisborne Bay was the place where James Cook first set foot on New Zealand soil. On Cook's first expedition, it was the cabin boy Nicholas Young who reported "land in sight" on the afternoon of October 7, 1769 at around 2:00 p.m. The next day they anchored in the bay that Cook called " Poverty Bay " and which was first mentioned by name in his ship's log on October 8, around 5:00 p.m. On October 9th, James Cook and parts of his crew went ashore east of the Turanganui River , setting a historic milestone in the history of New Zealand.
population
At the 2013 census, the urban area of Gisborne had 29,271 inhabitants with a total of 10,719 households.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
The New Zealand State Highway 2 runs west of the city. State Highway 35 branches off from here and runs through the city center and further north on the east coast.
Rail transport
The railway line leading via Napier to Palmerston North has only been used for freight traffic since the end of 2001. Museum trains for tourists occasionally run on the route between Gisborne and Muriwai .
The Gisborne Borough Council's Gentle Annie Metal Supply Tramway only existed from 1911 to 1916 .
Air traffic
The regional airport of Gisborne ( IATA code: GIS) is located on the western outskirts and serves the most important cities in New Zealand. In addition to an asphalt runway, it has two additional grass runways. A special feature of this airport is that its concrete runway is crossed by a railway line.
Shipping
The port of Gisborne is relatively small, only wood is loaded. Cruise ships have to anchor in the bay and bring their passengers ashore with tender boats .
media
The city's only daily newspaper is the Gisborne Herald .
Attractions
To the southwest of the bay, easily recognizable from Gisborne , are the cliffs known as " Young Nick's Head " and to the east of the urban area is Kaiti Hill (in Māori : Titirangi ), a hill that overlooks both a recreation area and a lookout point the entire surrounding area including the city of Gisborne is popular.
Personalities
- Te Kooti (1820-1891), leader of the Māori
- Richard White (1925–2012), rugby union player
- Witi Ihimaera (* 1944), writer
- Kiri Te Kanawa (* 1944), opera singer
- Ian Kirkpatrick (born 1946), rugby union player
- Vaughan FR Jones (born 1952), mathematician
- Kelly Evernden (born 1962), tennis player
- Donald Tamihere (* 1972), Anglican bishop
- Rico Gear (* 1978), rugby union player
- Rory Fallon (born 1982), football player
- Hosea Gear (born 1984), rugby union player
- Aron Baynes (born 1986), basketball player
See also
Web links
- Homepage . Gisborne District Council,accessed December 25, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Gisborn . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on June 5, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map included the districts of Central , Airport , Te Hapara , Riverdale , Mangapapa , Whataupoko , Kaiti North , Kaiti Outer , Kaiti South and Tamarau ).
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 5, 2017 .
- ^ Joseph Angus Mackay : Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, NI, NZ . Gisborne 1949 ( online [accessed March 21, 2010]).
- ^ Kaushik : Strange Airport # 5: Gisborne Airport - Runway With a Railway Crossing . Blog: Amusing Planet , August 11, 2013, accessed April 8, 2016 .