The central business district of Gisborne viewed from Kaiti hill. The formerly industrial riverfront area has been redeveloped extensively. Phtotographer: Richard Grevers

Gisborne is a sunny prosperous river port city where the Waimata and Taruheru rivers adjoin the city, giving it a pleasant aspect.

Surrounded by rich flat lands and mountains, Gisborne is the closet to the international Dateline and sees the sunrise before any other city in the world.

Gisborne is the business and administrative centre for the Eastland region, a region that has an abundance of wildeness with miles of golden sandy beaches, also produces wines, beef, lamb and market gardening production.

Eastland was the first land sighseeings by Captain Cook and also early Maori and European history. Eastland is part of the Pacific Coast Highway.

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