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1 Review and 11 Opinions After a long day’s drive we finally arrived in Gisborne. The drive to this secluded spot is long...
balhannah Says: Not a lot here, but were some nice carvings in the street. The carvings depict the historic lifestyle of the age, from the arrival of white people. They portray...
balhannah Says: "THE PATHWAY TO THE SUNRISE" - The first sun in the world. Two magnificently carved poles located near the eastern end of Waiotahi Beach beach, meant a stop for...
balhannah Says: One thing we noticed when travelling around the East Cape, was the large Maori population here. Most of the towns and smaller settlements we passed through had...
balhannah Says: What a beautiful little church we saw sited on a headland on its lonesome. Painted white, and in good condition, this was the Raukokore Anglican church which...
balhannah Says: Still heading along East Cape, to the left, we could see Mt Hikurangi, well at least half of it, as the rest was in the clouds. This Mountain is recognised and...
balhannah Says: We did the 22 kms on mostly unsealed no-exit road from Te Araroa takes to the most Easterly point on mainland New Zealand. The historic East Cape lighthouse...
balhannah Says: And so, it was time to leave Gisborne and start a journey arouond the East Cape.Our 1st stop was at Tolaga Bay which is both a bay and small town located 45...
INFORMATION CENTRE & TOTEM POLE
balhannah Says: Gisborne has so much to see and do, a must visit is the information centre.We found it quite easily, as out the front was a totem pole which was a gift from...
balhannah Says: As we were driving into Gisborne, we couldn't help noticing all the old sailing ships sitting a top of street poles.The reason you and I asked?..........Well,...
balhannah Says: To get a panoramic view of Poverty Bay, the city, and the harbor and rivers we headed up to Kaiti Hill Lookout. A statue of Captain Cook looks out to Young...
Pacific Coast Macadamias - Whanarua Bay.
worldkiwi Says: Whanarua Bay is often described as the most picturesque bay on the mainly rugged, rocky western coast of the Eastland peninsula. On my way north, I couldn't...
worldkiwi Says: Whitianga Bay is a nice place to stop to take some pictures. The coast here is rocky with big waves, so it is not suitable for swimming.
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Perched on a low piece of land jutting out into the sea at Raukokore, on the western side of the Eastland peninsula is this historic Anglican church - a perfect...
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Q: Hi all! Y'know when you just cannot think of something that you are convinced you should know?! Well, earlier this year while in...
A: p.s actually the sunrise thing i mentioned rings a bell the more i think on it, sunrise lodge? sunrise backpackers? i'm off to do a google search :-) lol by the by, it...
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Starting from Gisborne, we followed the East Cape road around to Opotiki, a distance of 330ks and then continued onto Whakatane. This area is more sparesly inhabited than other parts of New...
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Where the First Sunlight Meets the Earth
Never has the East Cape seen more visitors than on New Year's Eve 1999. As the first sunlight meets the earth in this remote region of New Zealand, a kind of pilgrimage took place, hordes of people......
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East Cape is way off the main tourist route but is becoming increasingly popular these days. I travel the roads of the cape quite frequently and have noticed a huge increase in camper vans and...
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East Cape Road Trip - Spring 2009
At the beginning of October, 2009 I made a short road trip to East Cape. This was my first visit to the area and on the way, I also visited the Bay of Plenty town of Whakatane for the first time. The...
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The East Cape is the first part of New Zealand that a European set foot on, yet it remains one of the most isolated areas of the North Island today. The Cape, as it is affectionately known, contains...
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