Gisborne is named for an early Colonial Secretary William Gisborne.
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A spine of rough ridges dominates the centre of the region, culminating in the impressive bulk of the 1620 metre Mount Hikurangi in Waiapu Valley in the region's northeast.
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The modern area of observation includes all of the Northland and Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne Regions, as well as some parts of the Manawatu-Wanganui and Hawke's Bay regions north of the 39th parallel.
Waikura River is the name of two rivers in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand.
Gisborne, New Zealand, the largest centre of population in the Gisborne Region