Gisborne & Eastland Stories

Te Urewera National Park and Lake Waikaremoana

The North Island’s largest area of untouched native forest is a rugged place echoing with the calls of native birds and offering fantastic hiking opportunities.

Mount Hikurangi

At 1,752 metres, this is the fourth highest mountain in the North Island, and offers superb views and a great spot to watch the sunrise. The mountain is sacred to Maori, so take a guided tour.

East Cape Lighthouse

This remote lighthouse on the easternmost point of mainland New Zealand is a 22-kilometre drive from Te Araroa near the very tip of Eastland.

Superb Chardonnay

New Zealand’s very best Chardonnay wines are grown here. Vineyards offer wine tasting or dining amongst the vines.

Maori culture

Eastland is one of the best places in New Zealand to experience authentic, unpackaged Maori culture, home to numerous marae and meeting houses such as the richly carved Te Mana o Turanga.

Tolaga Bay

Home to the longest pier in New Zealand, measuring 660 metres in length, and Cook’s Cove, where Captain Cook visited in October 1769 to gather supplies and botanical samples.