Eastland Port

The website for the port in Gisborne includes a timeline of important developments in Gisborne harbour’s history dating back to 1769.

Gisborne District Council

The website of the region’s daily newspaper.

The Gisborne Herald

The website of the region’s daily newspaper.

Gisborne New Zealand

A guide for things to do and places to stay when visiting Gisborne.

Tairawhiti Museum

The website for the museum and art gallery.

Te Runanga o Ngati Porou

The website of Ngāti Porou, the major tribal grouping in the East Coast region.

Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa

Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa was established in 1986 to represent the interests of the Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tāmanuhiri and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki tribal groupings.

Tourism Eastland

The East Coast region’s official tourism website.

Gillies, Iain, John Gillies, and Angus Gillies. Cook: the county and its people. Gisborne: Gisborne District Council, 1989.

Gundry, Sheridan. Making a killing: a history of the Gisborne–East Coast freezing works industry. Gisborne: Tairawhiti Museum, 2004.

Mackay, Joseph Angus. Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z. Gisborne: Kiwi Publishers, 2002 (originally published 1943).

Oliver, W. H., and Jane M. Thomson. Challenge and response: a study of the development of the Gisborne East Coast region. Gisborne: East Coast Development Research Association, 1971.

Soutar, Monty. Nga tama toa: the price of citizenship: C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939–1945. Auckland: David Bateman, 2008.

Waitangi Tribunal. Tūranga tangata, Tūranga whenua: the report on the Tūranganui a Kiwa claims. Wellington: Legislation Direct, 2004.