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 Ngati 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, 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 Ngati Oneone, which was built by Rawiri Te Kani.
[edit] References
- ^ "Place Name Detail: Titirangi". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/database/index.aspx?p=46131. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ a b "Introducing Titirangi Reserve". Gisborne District Council. http://www.gdc.govt.nz/assets/Files/Reserves-Plans/Titirangi/Chapter1IntroducingTitirangiReserve.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
Coordinates: 38°40′40″S 178°01′52″E / 38.6777°S 178.0311°E
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