Titirangi (hill)
Titirangi is a hill in Gisborne city, New Zealand.[1] It is also known as Kaiti Hill, but this refers to the first ridge overlooking Poverty Bay and Gisborne.[2] The hill is an ancestral site of the Ngāti Oneone hapū (sub-tribe) in Gisborne. It is at the base of this hill that Captain James Cook came ashore, after first sighting New Zealand in October 1769.
The 33 ha Titirangi Reserve is a tourist attraction; the hill has a Cook monument, a pohutukawa tree planted by Diana, Princess of Wales, the James Cook Observatory, a fitness course, a park, and four lookouts over Gisborne city and Poverty Bay. Other features include a World War II gun emplacement, a summit track and nature trails.[2] At the base of the hill is the marae , the home of Ngāti Oneone, which was built by Master-carver, Pine Taiapa.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Place name detail: Titirangi". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Introducing Titirangi Reserve" (PDF). Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
External links[]
- Titirangi, Poho o Rawiri, Cook Landing Site, Tourism Eastland Inc.
Coordinates: 38°40′40″S 178°01′52″E / 38.6777°S 178.0311°E
- Forts in New Zealand
- Landforms of the Gisborne District
- Hills of New Zealand
- Monuments and memorials to James Cook
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