Whangarei
17.89°C
Whangarei
17.89°C
Waitakere City
16.98°C
Manukau City
17.11°C
Papakura
24.46°C
Hauraki
17.26°C
Waikato
17.67°C
Matamata
18.46°C
Hamilton
17.51°C
Otorohanga
18.52°C
Rotorua
16.6°C
Taupo
15.44°C
Tauranga
19.27°C
Kawerau
18.6°C
Whakatane
19.64°C
Gisborne
15.51°C
New Plymouth
16.98°C
Stratford
8.97°C
Ruapehu
14°C
Wanganui
17°C
Palmerston North
16.41°C
Wairoa
19.19°C
Hastings
18.84°C
Napier
18.49°C
Masterton
15.49°C
Carterton
15.66°C
Porirua
15.99°C
Lower Hutt
16.45°C
Wellington
15.79°C
Tasman
9.35°C
Nelson
16.27°C
Marlborough
3.22°C
Kaikoura
15.48°C
Christchurch
12.59°C
Ashburton
12.52°C
Timaru
13.37°C
Waitaki
11.32°C
Waimate
13.08°C
Queenstown
12.38°C
Dunedin
14.33°C
Southland
9.98°C
Gore
11.31°C
Invercargill
12.06°C
Blenheim
14.73°C
Te Anau
27.35°C
Wanaka
11.17°C
Kaikoura
13.38°C
Stratford
13.54°C
Upper Hutt
15.9°C
About
It’s a welcoming place for new beginnings and new discoveries – the landing place of great navigators and the origins of Aotearoa New Zealand’s defining dual heritage. Here along the shores of Tairāwhiti, you can experience the history of Turanganui-a-Kiwa Gisborne come to life with your own eyes and at your own pace along the Tupapa heritage trail. Since its launch in April 2019, Tupapa - Our Stand. Our Story. has taken the definition of a self-guided walk to a whole new meaning. Designed and integrated with a world-class app, Tupapa delivers a seamless and in-depth experience of the rich stories of tangata whenua (indigenous peoples) and allows you to gain comprehensive insight of the region’s unique culture and history – with this experience offered in both English and Te Reo Māori. Easy enough to navigate for first-time visitors, this 4km walking tour passes by key places of interest and landmarks, with ten eye-catching tour markers guiding you from the city up to the scenic walking tracks of Titirangi Reserve. You can start the tour anywhere along the walk, but the best place is the 3D Trail Overview map. Begin at Waikanae Beach just down the road from Gisborne i-Site and walk along the scenic Oneroa walkway towards the mouth of the Turanganui River - the shortest river in New Zealand at only 1200 metres long. Interspersed along the trail are beautiful artworks acknowledging tipuna (ancestors), a national historic reserve and even the largest tukutuku in the world – a traditional Māori artform used in meeting houses and binding waka (canoes). Once you arrive at the summit of Titirangi, you are rewarded with panoramic views of land, sea and sky and learn about the voyaging traditions that brought great navigators to cast their anchors here.