Titirangi Hill, Gisborne

#2 among attractions in Gisborne

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Titirangi is a hill in Gisborne city, New Zealand. It is also known as Kaiti Hill, but this refers to the first ridge overlooking Poverty Bay and Gisborne. The hill is an ancestral site of the Ngāti Oneone hapū in Gisborne. It is at the base of this hill that Captain James Cook came ashore, after first sighting New Zealand in October 1769. ()

Coordinates: 38°40'40"S, 178°1'52"E

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Gisborne New Zealand

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Titirangi Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gisborne Botanical Gardens, Gisborne Olympic Pool Complex, James Cook Observatory, Harry Barker Reserve.

1.5 miN
Park
Gisborne Botanical Gardens, Gisborne
40 min walk • Gisborne Botanical Gardens is a public garden in Gisborne, New Zealand, that dates back to 1874. The Gisborne Botanical Gardens nowadays occupy 5.1 hectares between Aberdeen Road and the Taruheru River.
0.9 miNW
38°40'1"S • 178°1'23"E
Gisborne Olympic Pool Complex, Gisborne
22 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~550 ftS
Observatories and planetariums
James Cook Observatory
3 min walk • The James Cook Observatory, or just Cook Observatory was the most eastern astronomical observatory in the world. It was located on Titirangi, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand. It was named after Captain James Cook. In 2019 it was knocked down due to its structure not being safe.
2.7 miNW
Park
Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne
69 min walk • Harry Barker Reserve is a cricket and hockey ground in Te Hapara, Gisborne, New Zealand.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Gisborne Central, Gisborne
22 min walk • Gisborne Central is the central business district and central suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located east of Elgin, south of Whataupoko and west of Kaiti.