 NASA satellite photo of Gisborne
NASA satellite photo of Gisborne
The city of Gisborne is located at the north end of Poverty Bay. The white cliff headland of Young Nick's Head at the other end of the bay is visible from the city. The cliffs can be seen in the left hand side of the stat photo associated with this site.
This prominence was the first part of New Zealand sighted by the crew of Captain New Zealand on October 8, 1769.
On the right hand side of the stat photo at the other end of the bay, known as Poverty Bay, is Kaiti Hill. This hill overlooks the town and magnificent views can be obtained by driving/walking to the summit.
 Central Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hill
Central Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hill
The city maintains a rural charm and is a popular holiday spot. Local industries include agriculture, horticulture, farming and forestry. Wine production is also valuable to the local economy.
It is sometimes known as the City of Rivers as the centre of town is the convergence of three different rivers.
Gisborne City has four main high (secondary) schools: Gisborne Boys' High, Gisborne Girls' High, Lytton High and Campion College.
The harbour was host to many ships in the past. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped from here. Now the harbour is the home of many smaller fishing boats as well as ships loading logs for export.
 Coastal suburbs of Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hill
Coastal suburbs of Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hill
Gisborne boasts being the first city in the world to greet the sun each day. Technically, however, this is only true for part of the year. Both Dunedin in the South Island.
The city has the benefit of being very close to the white sand beaches of Waikanae and Midway. A short distance from the city is the surf beach of Wainui.
Two major events that happen annually are the New Zealand bands performing in a vineyard.
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