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Gisborne

American

[giz-bern] / ˈgɪz bərn /

noun

a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.

Gisborne British

/ ˈɡɪzbən /

noun

a port in N New Zealand, on E North Island on Poverty Bay. Pop: 44 900 (2004 est)

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Thunderstorms and strong winds are expected this weekend in Gisborne, where floods have cut off communities, and Tauranga, where the landslides happened, according to New Zealand's meteorological service.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

The New Zealand Police on Thursday said they were investigating the death of a person in Gisborne, who was believed to have been caught in flood waters.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2023

The positions offered by Gisborne, Hawthorne and Naipaul are indicative of the expectations placed upon women in the literary marketplace and are very much tied to issues around the relationship between worth, taste and power.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

Fragments have also recently been found in wastewater at the satellite Melbourne suburb of Pakenham, rural Gisborne, Hamilton in the state’s southwest and the South Gippsland town of Leongatha.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2021

I was extremely gratified by your account of Mrs. Gisborne.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas

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