Titirangi Dr, Gisborne Central, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Gisborne
Kaiti Hill (also know as Titirangi Hill) is a popular lookout point boasting fabulous views over Poverty Bay and the city of Gisborne.
The hill is sacred to local Maori, with some of the first migration canoes having landed here in 1350AD. The base of the hill is where Captain Cook first came ashore in 1769.
The statue of Captain Cook which was erected to commemorate the bicentenary of his arrival in 1969 is actually a fake imported by Captain Cook Breweries and bears no resemblance to the actual man.
Located in the Titirangi Domain, the top of the hill can be reached by car or foot.
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Lookout point
Historical site
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Also known as Titirangi this is the place to be for awesome views of Gisborne city right across the bay to Mahia Peninsula. The place is significant to local Maori and the ancestral site of Ngati Oneone. It’s great for biking, walking, bush walks and reflection, with a historic monument to the great European explorer Captain Cook, being the first place he came ashore . It even has a fitness trail and is so close to town.
I think there’s no better way to familiarise yourself with a place than climbing a hill and taking in the view. Kaiti Hill, also known as Titirangi offers sweeping view across Poverty Bay to Young Nick’s Head and below to Gisborne City. There’s a lot to take in here with representations of the past throughout the 33ha reserve – it’s the ancestral home to the Ngati Oneone tribe, the place where explorer Captain James Cook came ashore in 1769. It has remnants of WW II gun placements and is home to the James Cook Observatory. If hills aren’t for you try the 1km River Walk starting at Cook’s Statue on Waikanae Beach.
