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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne" title="Gisborne – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrik_Gisborne" title="Distrik Gisborne – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Distrik Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_T%C5%8Da-khu" title="Gisborne Tōa-khu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Gisborne Tōa-khu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B1%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BD_(%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Гисбърн (регион) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Гисбърн (регион)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3_de_Gisborne" title="Regió de Gisborne – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Regió de Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(rehiyon)" title="Gisborne (rehiyon) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Gisborne (rehiyon)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A9_%DD%A3%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86" title="جيهة ݣيزبورن – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="جيهة ݣيزبورن" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_District" title="Gisborne District – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gisborne District" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne%27i_piirkond" title="Gisborne'i piirkond – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Gisborne'i piirkond" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_de_Gisborne" title="Región de Gisborne – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Región de Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_Regiono" title="Gisborne Regiono – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gisborne Regiono" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(r%C3%A9gion)" title="Gisborne (région) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gisborne (région)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_Region" title="Gisborne Region – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Gisborne Region" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%EC%A6%88%EB%B2%88_%EC%A7%80%EB%B0%A9" title="기즈번 지방 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기즈번 지방" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="गिस्बॉर्न क्षेत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गिस्बॉर्न क्षेत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(regija)" title="Gisborne (regija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Gisborne (regija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(regione)" title="Gisborne (regione) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Gisborne (regione)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%96%E1%83%91%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="გიზბორნის რეგიონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გიზბორნის რეგიონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Tai-r%C4%81whiti" title="Te Tai-rāwhiti – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Te Tai-rāwhiti" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Gisborne" title="Wilayah Gisborne – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(regio)" title="Gisborne (regio) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gisborne (regio)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9" title="ギズボーン地方 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ギズボーン地方" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne_(region)" title="Gisborne (region) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Gisborne (region)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionen_Gisborne" title="Regionen Gisborne – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Regionen Gisborne" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9_%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86" title="ضلع گسبورن – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ضلع گسبورن" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" 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coords="117,147,121,151,122,154,125,155,127,159,123,162,118,168,117,172,117,180,120,182,119,187,115,190,110,193,108,196,100,199,97,201,90,207,86,209,77,212,75,217,72,220,63,222,58,224,54,226,53,229,50,231,43,232,44,228,41,227,45,223,51,220,56,220,60,218,65,213,69,212,72,210,78,206,80,204,85,200,89,197,93,195,98,189,100,183,102,176,103,172,108,171,111,167,115,162,115,161" alt="West Coast Region" title="West Coast Region" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Gisborne District within New Zealand</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Gisborne_District&params=38.66667_S_178.01667_E_region:NZ_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°40′00″S</span> <span class="longitude">178°01′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.66667°S 178.01667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-38.66667; 178.01667</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Island</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituted as local authority district</th><td class="infobox-data">6 March 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-03-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Wards</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Matakaoa-Waiapu</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Waipaoa</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Tawhiti-Uawa</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Taruheru-Patutahi</li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Gisborne</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District_Council" title="Gisborne District Council">Gisborne District Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Rehette Stoltz</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-Area_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">8,385.06 km<sup>2</sup> (3,237.49 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Territorial</div></th><td class="infobox-data">53,300</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">38,800</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_dollar" title="New Zealand dollar">NZ$</a>2.690 billion (2021) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_New_Zealand_by_GDP" title="List of regions of New Zealand by GDP">14th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">NZ$51,833 (2021)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">06</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2021)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.893<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:green">very high</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_New_Zealand_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index">15th</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gisborne District</b> or the <b>Gisborne Region</b><sup id="cite_ref-ReorgOrder1989_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReorgOrder1989-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a>: <i>Te Tairāwhiti</i> or <i>Te Tai Rāwhiti</i>) is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by <a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District_Council" title="Gisborne District Council">Gisborne District Council</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authority</a> (with the combined powers of a <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_New_Zealand" title="Districts of New Zealand">district</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_New_Zealand" title="Regions of New Zealand">regional council</a>). It is named after its largest settlement, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_New_Zealand" title="List of cities in New Zealand">city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a>. The region is also commonly referred to as the <b>East Coast</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-overview_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region is commonly divided into the East Cape and <a href="/wiki/Poverty_Bay" title="Poverty Bay">Poverty Bay</a>. It is bounded by mountain ranges to the west, rugged country to the south, and faces east onto the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The district is governed by <a href="/wiki/Gisborne_District_Council" title="Gisborne District Council">Gisborne District Council</a>, which is a <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority#New_Zealand" title="Unitary authority">unitary</a> <a href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">territorial authority</a>, meaning that it performs the functions of a regional council as well as those of a territorial authority (a district or city). It is constituted as both the <i>Gisborne District</i> and the <i>Gisborne Region</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ReorgOrder1989_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReorgOrder1989-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It replaced Gisborne City, <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_New_Zealand" title="Cook County, New Zealand">Cook County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waiapu_County" title="Waiapu County">Waiapu County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waikohu_County" title="Waikohu County">Waikohu County</a><sup id="cite_ref-ReorgOrder1989_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReorgOrder1989-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in a major <a href="/wiki/1989_New_Zealand_local_government_reforms" title="1989 New Zealand local government reforms">nationwide reform of local government</a> in 1989. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name_and_history">Name and history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Name and history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Gisborne_District" title="History of the Gisborne District">History of the Gisborne District</a></div> <p>Prior to the late 19th century, the area was known as Tūranga. However, as the Gisborne town site was laid out in 1870, the name changed to Gisborne, after the Colonial Secretary <a href="/wiki/William_Gisborne" title="William Gisborne">William Gisborne</a>, and to avoid confusion with the town of <a href="/wiki/Tauranga" title="Tauranga">Tauranga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-teara_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-teara-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The region was formerly known as the <i>East Coast</i>, although the region is often divided into the East Coast proper (or East Cape), north of the city, and <a href="/wiki/Poverty_Bay" title="Poverty Bay">Poverty Bay</a>, the area including and surrounding the city. The region is also sometimes referred to as the <i>East Cape</i>, although that also refers specifically to <a href="/wiki/East_Cape" title="East Cape">the promontory</a> at the northeastern extremity. More recently, it has been called <i>Eastland</i>, although that can also include <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cp%C5%8Dtiki" title="Ōpōtiki">Ōpōtiki</a> in the eastern <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty" title="Bay of Plenty">Bay of Plenty</a> to the northwest, and <a href="/wiki/Wairoa" title="Wairoa">Wairoa</a> to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-overview_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a> name <i>Te Tai Rāwhiti</i> means the Coast of the Sunrise,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reflecting the fact that it is the first part of the New Zealand mainland to see the sun rise. Gisborne District Council styles the name as <i>Te Tairāwhiti</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is located in the northeastern corner of the <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a>. It ranges from the Wharerata Hills in the south, which divide it from <a href="/wiki/Wairoa_District" title="Wairoa District">Wairoa District</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawke's Bay Region">Hawke's Bay</a>, to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lottin_Point&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lottin Point (page does not exist)">Lottin Point</a> in the north. The western boundary runs along the <a href="/wiki/Raukumara_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Raukumara Range">Raukumara Range</a>, which separates it from <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cp%C5%8Dtiki_District" title="Ōpōtiki District">Ōpōtiki District</a>. In the southwest, its boundary runs along the western edge of <a href="/wiki/Te_Urewera_(protected_area)" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Urewera (protected area)">Te Urewera</a>. </p><p>It is sparsely inhabited and isolated, with small settlements mainly clinging to small bays along the eastern shore, including <a href="/wiki/Tokomaru_Bay" title="Tokomaru Bay">Tokomaru Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tolaga_Bay" title="Tolaga Bay">Tolaga Bay</a>. Its population is 53,300 (June 2024).<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three-quarters of the population – 38,800 (June 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – lives in the city of Gisborne. No other settlements have a population of over 1000; the largest are the towns of Tolaga Bay and <a href="/wiki/Ruatoria" title="Ruatoria">Ruatoria</a>, each with populations of over 800 in 2001. </p><p>Inland, the land is rough, predominantly forested, hill country. A spine of rough ridges dominates the centre of the region, culminating in the impressive bulk of the 1752 metre <a href="/wiki/Mount_Hikurangi_(Gisborne_District)" title="Mount Hikurangi (Gisborne District)">Mount Hikurangi</a> in <a href="/wiki/Waiapu_Valley" title="Waiapu Valley">Waiapu Valley</a> in the region's northeast. Hikurangi is the fifth-highest mountain in the North Island, and the highest that is not a volcano. Regarded as sacred by <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a>, there is some justification to the claims that this is the first mountain to see the sun in summer. </p><p>The region's population has a higher than the national average proportion of Māori – over 50% in some areas – and maintains strong ties to both Māori tradition and the <a href="/wiki/Iwi" title="Iwi">iwi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marae" title="Marae">marae</a> structure. The predominant iwi are <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti_Porou" title="Ngāti Porou">Ngāti Porou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rongowhakaata" title="Rongowhakaata">Rongowhakaata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81i_T%C4%81manuhiri" title="Ngāi Tāmanuhiri">Ngāi Tāmanuhiri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Te_Aitanga-a-M%C4%81haki" title="Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki">Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_earthquake">2007 earthquake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2007 earthquake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2007_Gisborne_earthquake" title="2007 Gisborne earthquake">2007 Gisborne earthquake</a></div> <p>At 8:55<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (NZDT) on 20 December 2007, the Gisborne region was hit by an earthquake of <a href="/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Richter magnitude scale">Richter magnitude</a> 6.8, centred in the <a href="/wiki/Hikurangi_Trough" title="Hikurangi Trough">Hikurangi Trough</a> which is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Hikurangi_Margin" title="Hikurangi Margin">Hikurangi Margin</a>. The earthquake was situated 50 km southeast of Gisborne at a depth of 40 km.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensities</a> of 7-8 were experienced, with three buildings substantially collapsed in the <a href="/wiki/Central_business_district" title="Central business district">central business district</a> and others experiencing some structural damage. One death was reported (a heart attack of an elderly woman, sustained during the quake) plus minor injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_Herald_10483683_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_Herald_10483683-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is sheltered by high country to the west and has a dry, sunny climate. It has a yearly average of 2,200 sunshine hours. The annual rainfall varies from about 1000 mm near the coast to over 2500 mm in higher inland country. Typical maxima range from 20 to 28 °C in summer and 10-16 °C in winter. Minima vary from 10 to 16 °C in summer to 0-8 °C in winter. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Gisborne </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8205; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(67.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA851; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.1<br />(62.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.1<br />(57.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.9<br />(58.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.0<br />(66.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8B17; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.3<br />(70.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC994; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2<br />(54.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(49.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(44.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.3<br />(41.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4<br />(41.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE2C6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6<br />(47.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3<br />(54.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54<br />(2.1) </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #6B6BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">99<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #6060FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">97<br />(3.8) </td> <td style="background: #3E3EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">125<br />(4.9) </td> <td style="background: #4D4DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">119<br />(4.7) </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #6363FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101<br />(4.0) </td> <td style="background: #A1A1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63<br />(2.5) </td> <td style="background: #9A9AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65<br />(2.6) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67<br />(2.6) </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,064<br />(42) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NIWA Climate Data<sup id="cite_ref-niwa_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niwa-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gisborne District covers 8,385.06 km<sup>2</sup> (3,237.49 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-Area_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had an estimated population of 53,300 as of June 2024,<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a population density of 6.4 people per km<sup>2</sup>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output 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style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1986</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,768</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">44,361</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.62%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1996</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">45,962</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,971</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.88%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">44,499</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.24%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2013</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">43,653</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.27%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">47,517</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2023</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">51,135</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.48%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-2013census_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2013census-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Census_2023_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2023-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Gisborne District had a population of 51,135 in the <a href="/wiki/2023_New_Zealand_census" title="2023 New Zealand census">2023 New Zealand census</a>, an increase of 3,618 people (7.6%) since the <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_census" title="2018 New Zealand census">2018 census</a>, and an increase of 7,482 people (17.1%) since the <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_census" title="2013 New Zealand census">2013 census</a>. There were 25,326 males, 25,686 females and 123 people of <a href="/wiki/Non-binary_gender" title="Non-binary gender">other genders</a> in 17,316 dwellings.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2.3% of people identified as <a href="/wiki/LGBTQ" title="LGBTQ">LGBTIQ+</a>. The median age was 36.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 11,382 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 9,627 (18.8%) aged 15 to 29, 21,648 (42.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 8,481 (16.6%) aged 65 or older.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2023_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2023-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png/220px-2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png/330px-2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png/440px-2023_NZ_Census_Population_Density_-_Gisborne_District.png 2x" data-file-width="2438" data-file-height="2809" /></a><figcaption>Population density in the 2023 census</figcaption></figure> <p>People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 56.5% <a href="/wiki/European_New_Zealanders" title="European New Zealanders">European</a> (<a href="/wiki/P%C4%81keh%C4%81" title="Pākehā">Pākehā</a>); 54.8% <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a>; 5.6% <a href="/wiki/Pasifika_New_Zealanders" title="Pasifika New Zealanders">Pasifika</a>; 3.8% <a href="/wiki/Asian_New_Zealanders" title="Asian New Zealanders">Asian</a>; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.1%, Māori language by 16.9%, Samoan by 0.5% and other languages by 5.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Sign_Language" title="New Zealand Sign Language">New Zealand Sign Language</a> was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. </p><p>Religious affiliations were 31.2% <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_New_Zealand" title="Christianity in New Zealand">Christian</a>, 0.6% <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_New_Zealand" title="Hinduism in New Zealand">Hindu</a>, 0.3% <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_New_Zealand" title="Islam in New Zealand">Islam</a>, 4.6% <a href="/wiki/Religion_of_M%C4%81ori_people" title="Religion of Māori people">Māori religious beliefs</a>, 0.4% <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_New_Zealand" title="Buddhism in New Zealand">Buddhist</a>, 0.5% <a href="/wiki/New_Age" title="New Age">New Age</a>, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had <a href="/wiki/Irreligion_in_New_Zealand" title="Irreligion in New Zealand">no religion</a> were 53.7%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question. </p><p>Of those at least 15 years old, 5,187 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 22,200 (55.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 10,800 (27.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 2,727 people (6.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 18,867 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 5,505 (13.8%) were part-time, and 1,590 (4.0%) were unemployed.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2023_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2023-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2018 census, 77.6% of the population could speak in one language only, 18.9% in two languages and 1.1% in three or more languages.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_areas">Urban areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Urban areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gisborne, with a population of 38,800,<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the only urban area in the district with a population over 1,000. It is home to 72.8% of the district's population. </p><p>Other towns and settlements in the Gisborne district include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hicks_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Hicks Bay">Hicks Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manutuke" class="mw-redirect" title="Manutuke">Manutuke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patutahi" class="mw-redirect" title="Patutahi">Patutahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruatoria" title="Ruatoria">Ruatoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Araroa_(town)" title="Te Araroa (town)">Te Araroa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Karaka" title="Te Karaka">Te Karaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokomaru_Bay" title="Tokomaru Bay">Tokomaru Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolaga_Bay" title="Tolaga Bay">Tolaga Bay</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The subnational gross domestic product (GDP) of the Gisborne region was estimated at NZ$2.16 billion in the year to March 2019, 0.7% of New Zealand's national GDP. The regional GDP per capita was estimated at $44,004 in the same period.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts">Arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg/220px-Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg/330px-Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg/440px-Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival_2020_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="2268" /></a><figcaption>Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival 2020.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are a number of notable creative people from the Gisborne region, including writer <a href="/wiki/Witi_Ihimaera" title="Witi Ihimaera">Witi Ihimaera</a>, opera singer <a href="/wiki/Kiri_Te_Kanawa" title="Kiri Te Kanawa">Dame Kiri Te Kanawa</a> and actor <a href="/wiki/George_Henare" title="George Henare">George Henare</a>. </p><p>An annual arts festival began in 2019 called <a href="/wiki/Te_Tair%C4%81whiti_Arts_Festival" title="Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival">Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival</a>. In 2020, this included a series of light installations along the river in Gisborne city showcasing ten local artists.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is represented in rugby union by the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Rugby_Football_Union" title="East Coast Rugby Football Union">East Coast Rugby Football Union</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_Bay_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union">Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gisborne_District&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_Tonga_earthquake" title="2006 Tonga earthquake">2006 Tonga earthquake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_marae_in_the_Gisborne_District" title="List of marae in the Gisborne District">List of marae in the Gisborne District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="List of people from Gisborne, New Zealand">List of people from Gisborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_the_Gisborne_District" title="List of schools in the Gisborne District">List of schools in the Gisborne District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Nick's Head</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Facilities and attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Cape_Lighthouse" title="East Cape Lighthouse">East Cape Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwoodhill_Arboretum" title="Eastwoodhill Arboretum">Eastwoodhill Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_Airport" title="Gisborne Airport">Gisborne Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_Botanical_Gardens" title="Gisborne Botanical Gardens">Gisborne Botanical Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisborne_railway_station,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne railway station, New Zealand">Gisborne Railway Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hackfalls_Arboretum" title="Hackfalls Arboretum">Hackfalls Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Barker_Reserve" title="Harry Barker Reserve">Harry Barker 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