Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: As it is a coastal town, fashion in Gisborne is highly motivated by the beach. Cool clothing is a must - especially as it will be hot! Comfy sandals are what everyone will be wearing, and light clothing - T-shirt/shorts/skirts.
Definitely bring sunglasses, you WILL need them!
Written Oct 12, 2006
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Some may think, oh yeah, thats a given, but it really is important. The burn time in New Zealand, especially in the height of summer can be as little as a couple of minutes, and without that ozone layer up there to stop those rays, you'll be doing yourself damage if you don't cover up
Written Aug 15, 2006
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Despite it's very warm summers, it still gets cold is Gizzy in the winter. Jeans are a good staple, and some nice jumpers/sweaters and a jacket.
Written Oct 12, 2006
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Despite it's very warm summers, it still gets cold is Gizzy in the winter. Jeans are a good staple, and some nice jumpers/sweaters and a jacket.
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Q: Hi, We've nabbed a couple of cheap flights just before Christmas and are spending 20th - 22nd December in Gisborne. Any top...

A: Hi Allison Some tips (from my Gisborne page): - Kaiti Hill - Heipipi Endeavour Park - Tairawhiti Museum - Marae 'Te Poho-O-Rawiri' further away (off the beatne...
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I've now decided to make it my mission to show Gisborne for what it really is here on VT! It may be falling on deaf ears, because even I know that Gizzy will never be at the top of anyone's list when...
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Gisborne first city to see the sunrise

Our first introduction to Gisborne was on New Year’s Eve during a television transmission of the celebrations of the new millennium. That was the main reason for our visit to New Zealand’s most...
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Gisborne (Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa), located at the northern end of Poverty Bay, is where Captain James Cook first stepped ashore in New Zealand on October 8, 1769. The white cliff headland of Young......
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Gisbourne is worth a visit . It is known because it was in Kaiti Beach where Captain James Cook made his first New Zealand landfall on the 9th of October 1769
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Gisborne was a great place to grow up in. It is a small town on the east coast of the North Island and is somewhat isolated and off the main tourist trail.
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