Opotiki to Gisborne via Waioeka Gorge

The trip from Opotiki to Gisborne can probably take about two and a half hours but by picnicking or generally messing around anywhere in the delightful bush setting of the gorge the trip can profitably be made to last many hours longer. Tauranga Track Kilometres from Opotiki: 25km Kilometres from Gisborne: 119km Tauranga Track is […]

Waihau Bay to Gisborne

Whangaparaoa (Cape Runaway) Kilometres from Opotiki: 118.4km Kilometres from Gisborne: 216km This is the boundary of the Opotiki District and also of the local tribe, Te Whanau-a-Apanui. Take time out to learn some local history and stand where the warriors of the Tainui Canoe first landed at Whangaparaoa Beach. At Number 11442 you will find […]