Motorcycle TGA - East Cape

February 2023

Trip around the East Cape to Gisborne Napier and back to Tauranga..
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Total of 901 km and 12h 46 min riding time. Around total 18 hours travelling Read more

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- Feb 5, 2023, 9:29am
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- New Zealand Bay of Plenty Western Bay of Plenty District Te Puke -37.784097, 176.32629137°47’3” S 176°19’35” E
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Te Puke - Starting
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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- Feb 5, 2023, 10:00am
- Altitude: 4 m
- New Zealand Bay of Plenty Whakatane District Matata Awakaponga Canal -37.888102, 176.75625337°53’17” S 176°45’23” E
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Matata
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand
Matatā is a town in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand, 24 kilometres to the north-west of Whakatāne. Much of the town was relocated between the years 2006 and 2021 due to increased natural threats arising from climate change.

Matata means “dividing waters”. Before the Rangitaiki Plains were converted into pasture the Rangitaiki River flowed into the Tarawera RiverRead more
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- Feb 5, 2023, 11:39am
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New Zealand Bay of Plenty Opotiki Waioeka River -38.004235, 177.28386838°0’15” S 177°17’2” E
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Opotiki
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Ōpōtiki war memorial, c1986.

The Ōpōtiki War Memorial is a column topped with an elaborate Corinthian order capital based on Nelson's column in London. The coulumn and its base were built at the intersection of Church Street and Elliot Street. This memorial replaced a temporary cenotaph that had been built by returned service man, William Jabez Newell. In 1927 the column was put on rollers and moved to it's current location at the end of Elliot Street at Potts Ave.Read more
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- Feb 5, 2023, 12:54pm
- Altitude: 22 m
- New Zealand Bay of Plenty Opotiki District Te Kaha Taraketiti Stream -37.732012, 177.68938537°43’55” S 177°41’22” E
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Te Kaha
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand
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- Feb 5, 2023, 2:45pm
- Altitude: 6 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Te Araroa Kawakawa Bay -37.632736, 178.36915737°37’58” S 178°22’9” E
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Te Araroa
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand
Population 153 (2018)

In the grounds of the local school stands Te Waha o Rerekohu, one of the largest pōhutukawa trees (Metrosideros excelsa) in New Zealand.

A 22km, mostly unsealed, no-exit road from Te Araroa takes you to the most Easterly point on mainland New Zealand. The historic East Cape lighthouse stands 154 metres above sea level and is accessed by a walking track of some 700 steps - worth it for the views at the top.Read more
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- Feb 5, 2023, 3:50pm
- Altitude: 58 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Ruatoria Mangaharei Stream -37.89163, 178.31734837°53’30” S 178°19’2” E
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Ruatoria
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand
Population 759 (2018)
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- Feb 5, 2023, 4:21pm
- Altitude: 230 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Te Puia -38.055597, 178.30647438°3’20” S 178°18’23” E
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Te Puia Springs
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand
Its population is estimated to be between 300 and 400 people. The village has a hospital and one shop. It has natural springs flowing throughout it from hills.
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- Feb 5, 2023, 4:37pm
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Tokomaru Waiotu Stream -38.12669, 178.31677338°7’36” S 178°19’0” E
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Tokomaru Bay
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Tokomaru Bay's population is predominantly Māori, Tokomaru Bay had a population of 444 at the 2018 New Zealand census

The district was originally known as Toka-a-Namu, which refers to the abundance of sandflies. Over the years the name was altered to Tokomaru Bay.

The seven-kilometre wide bay is small but sheltered, and was a calling place for passenger ships until the early 20th century. Captain Cook spent time here on his 1769 journey of discovery, and later European settlement included a whaling station.

The town's modern economy is mainly based on agriculture and forestry, with some tourism.Read more
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- Feb 5, 2023, 5:24pm
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Tolaga Bay Wairere Beach -38.382547, 178.31898238°22’57” S 178°19’8” E
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Tologa Bay Wharf
February 5, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tolaga Bay had a population of 831 at the 2018 New Zealand census

The region around the bay is rugged and remote, and for many years the only access to the town was by boat. Because the bay is shallow, a long wharf – the second longest in New Zealand (600m) after the Tiwai Point wharf at Bluff (1,500m) – was built in the 1920s to accommodate visiting vessels. The last cargo ship to use the wharf loaded a cargo of maize in 1967.Read more
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- Feb 6, 2023, 10:03am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- New Zealand Gisborne Gisborne District Kaiti Turanganui River -38.66456, 178.02332838°39’52” S 178°1’24” E
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Gisborne
February 6, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Gisborne is the first city in the world to greet the sun each morning. Gisborne has a reputation for amazing food, wine / beer and surf beaches.’

The town clock in Gladstone Road is one of Gisborne's most recognisable and identifiable heritage structures. The clock tower was built in 1934. The town had been without a clock since severe earthquakes in 1931 and 1932 caused structural damage to the Chief Post Office, which at the time was home to the town clock. Read more
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