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 Te Poho-o-Rawiri, the home of Ngāti Oneone, which was built by Master-carver, Pine Taiapa.

References
  1. "Place name detail: Titirangi". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  2. "Introducing Titirangi Reserve" (PDF). Gisborne District Council. Retrieved 15 November 2009.


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