Food Scene
Great cooked meals, generous helpings, nice location, good coffee, cabinet food
7 abantu bendawo batusa
Dressmakers Quarter
Great cooked meals, generous helpings, nice location, good coffee, cabinet food
Consistently the best restaurant meals in Gisborne. Not cheap for the budget conscious but well worth it.
29 abantu bendawo batusa
Ussco Bar & Bistro
16 Childers RdConsistently the best restaurant meals in Gisborne. Not cheap for the budget conscious but well worth it.
The best Indian restaurant in Gisborne for dine in and takeaway. There can sometimes be a bit of a wait but its worth it once you get the food. They also have a pool table and a spot out the back for large bookings.
Tamarind
663 Gladstone RdThe best Indian restaurant in Gisborne for dine in and takeaway. There can sometimes be a bit of a wait but its worth it once you get the food. They also have a pool table and a spot out the back for large bookings.
Fine dining. Beautiful meals and a great wine selection. Not for the budget conscious.
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Marina Restaurant & Bar
1 Vogel StFine dining. Beautiful meals and a great wine selection. Not for the budget conscious.
Off The Hook
49 EsplanadeFresh fish and chips and other seafood takeaways straight from the source
This is the nearest good quality takeaway shop to our house. They do really nice gourmet burgers, fish and chips and pizzas
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Wainui Store & Takeaway
4 Oneroa RdThis is the nearest good quality takeaway shop to our house. They do really nice gourmet burgers, fish and chips and pizzas
This is the nearest convenient little dairy to our house. A handy place to get the essentials or walk down the beach to here for an icecream
Okitu Store
21 Moana RdThis is the nearest convenient little dairy to our house. A handy place to get the essentials or walk down the beach to here for an icecream
The bakery in the Ballance St Village does really nice pies, cakes and slices. There is also a Thai Cafe in the village which has decent priced, quite tasty meals. Not the best Thai food in the world but worth a look
Ballance Street
Ballance StreetThe bakery in the Ballance St Village does really nice pies, cakes and slices. There is also a Thai Cafe in the village which has decent priced, quite tasty meals. Not the best Thai food in the world but worth a look
Parks & Nature
This is a unique to Gisborne tourist attraction. There is the Rere rockslide that you can slide down on a bodyboard, tyre tube or your backside if you're keen. There is also the Rere Falls waterfall. Plus the hidden away Champagne Pools
18 abantu bendawo batusa
Rere Falls
This is a unique to Gisborne tourist attraction. There is the Rere rockslide that you can slide down on a bodyboard, tyre tube or your backside if you're keen. There is also the Rere Falls waterfall. Plus the hidden away Champagne Pools
This is my favourite beach in New Zealand. Great surf, white sand, easy access, low crowd factor. This is the stretch of beach where you will be staying if you stay with us
Wainui
This is my favourite beach in New Zealand. Great surf, white sand, easy access, low crowd factor. This is the stretch of beach where you will be staying if you stay with us
Shopping
A true core surf store. Check out the online store at www.blitzsurf.co.nz. Get local surfing knowledge, surf equipment, hire. lessons, clothing
Blitz Surf Shop
34 Wainui RdA true core surf store. Check out the online store at www.blitzsurf.co.nz. Get local surfing knowledge, surf equipment, hire. lessons, clothing
Drinks & Nightlife
Soho Bar does great lunches, dinners and cocktails. Then in the weekends often gets turned into a nightclub with DJs or on occasion live bands.
Soho
2 Crawford RdSoho Bar does great lunches, dinners and cocktails. Then in the weekends often gets turned into a nightclub with DJs or on occasion live bands.
The Wine Centre is a pleasant place to have a drink on the Wharf. There is a decent range of wine and beer. They also do tapas which is a bit pricey but still tasty. Sometimes they have live music in the summer.
8 abantu bendawo batusa
Gisborne Wine Centre
50 EsplanadeThe Wine Centre is a pleasant place to have a drink on the Wharf. There is a decent range of wine and beer. They also do tapas which is a bit pricey but still tasty. Sometimes they have live music in the summer.
Arts & Culture
Tairāwhiti Museum
10 Stout StFort local history this is the place to start