Out here on the most eastern tip of New Zealand's North Island, the Gisborne district is known as one of the sunniest places in New Zealand, with a yearly average of over 2200 hours of sunshine. The Maori name used to describe the district is Tairiwhiti, meaning 'The tides that are shone upon'.

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Protected by the hills and mountain ranges of the East Cape, Gisborne revels in a sub-tropical climate which provides an ultimate growing environment. Our region hosts plenty of orchards and vineyards, producing an abundance of fruit, and a wide variety of vegetables including tomatoes, sweet corn, squash and leafy greens of every type. Poverty Bay is recognised as being the country's top producer of citrus and also New Zealand's third largest producer of wine.