Tairāwhiti Gisborne

North Island

Tairāwhiti Gisborne

Gets up before anyone else. A birthplace of the new. Off the track, hongi a local, share a brew. Kia Kaha!

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Opape Reserve

A small side trip to a nice little beach with the option to stretch your legs on the Tautarangi Walkway. Walkway is 1 hour there and back.

Time : 1 hour. Vehicle access to Lookout.

Remote, rugged, immense.

Regarded as the most comprehensive collection of Northern Hemisphere trees south of the equator.

Created over thousands of years ago is a crazy 60 meter natural water-slide!

First to see the light

Unfortunately due to the East Cape Lighthouse access being on private property & being recipients of devastating & unfortunate weather events...

Currently closed to the public

Looking down Makarori beach to headland & hill walk

Time: 30 mins return

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  • Free

Water Front Freedom Camping. When you are driving eastward on SH2, Te Ahiaua (The Pipi beds) is the first place you can see the ocean.

Spectacular Hukuwai Beach is 3km east of Opotiki, off SH35. The designated camping area is small, tucked between regenerating coastal bush and...

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A treat not to be missed – gorgeous hot and cold springs set amid 364 hectares of rain forest. Rare in the world of hot springs, the Morere Springs...

Come and visit ourr HotPool Owned the Highest Minerals in NZ. Te Puia Springs Hotel 101 km north of Gisborne and 28.5 km south of Ruatōria...

The reserve covers both sides of the Wharekopae River with impressive falls. Picnic area includes toilets, water supply, fire places.

Slides, a flying fox, climbing frames, trampolines and more at the Gisborne Botanical Gardens playground.

A beauty beach

The Adventure Playground covers a large area with a children's playground and public toilets onsite

Church at Waipiro Bay beach

Take the 6km drive down to the coast and one of the most scenic of all the isolated coastal settlements. Once a vibrant town with a movie theatre...

Located in Tiniroto near Gisborne, Hackfalls Arboretum is home to over 3000 species and varieties of oaks, alders, cherries, magnolias, maples...

This marine is a special area of coastal and marine environment in which marine life and natural features are legally protected. It's home to...

1.2 km return | 30 minutes return