Map of Gisborne, New Zealand

Gisborne is the administrative centre of Gisborne, New Zealand, with a population of about 38,100. It lies at 38.6533°S, 178.0042°E. Gisborne is about 402 km (250 mi) northeast of Wellington, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Napier, 133 km to the southwest.

Gisborne at a glance

Where is Gisborne?

• The 22nd largest city in New Zealand by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 28 min on the shortest day to 14 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Gisborne

• Napier — 133 km southwest
• Hastings — 148 km southwest
• Rotorua — 164 km west
• Tauranga — 193 km northwest
• Hamilton — 257 km west
• Palmerston North — 279 km southwest
• Whanganui — 291 km southwest
• Papakura — 321 km northwest
• Manurewa — 329 km northwest
• Manukau City — 331 km northwest

Largest cities in New Zealand

• Auckland — 1,547,200
• Christchurch — 419,200
• Wellington — 381,900
• Manukau City — 362,000
• Hamilton — 192,100
• Tauranga — 161,000
• Dunedin — 132,800
• Lower Hutt — 114,200
• Palmerston North — 90,500
• New Plymouth — 90,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.