Cook Monument

Cook Monument is a memorial in . Cook Monument is situated nearby to , as well as near the historic site .
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in Gisborne, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Cook Landing Site”, “Puhi Kai Iti”, and “Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site monument”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gisborne City Vintage Railway and Titirangi.

Museum
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The Incorporated is a railway preservation group based in . Operating on part of the northern section of the mothballed Palmerston North–Gisborne Line, the group was founded in 1985. is situated 460 metres northwest of Cook Monument.

Peak
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is a hill in , New Zealand. It is also known as Kaiti Hill, but this refers to the first ridge overlooking and Gisborne. The hill is an ancestral site of the Ngāti Oneone hapū in Gisborne.

Railway station
The in , New Zealand was the main railway station in Gisborne; and the northern terminus of the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line from 1942 when the line was opened, until 2012 when the line was mothballed beyond . is situated 720 metres northwest of Cook Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and Kaiti.

Quarter
is a suburb of the city of . It is located close to the shore of , to the southeast of the city centre, between the mouth of the Awapuni Creek and . The suburb was named after Queen .

Suburb
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is a suburb of the New Zealand city of . It is located immediately to the east of the city centre, on the opposing bank of the .

Photo: Jeanaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small sunny beachside city on the of the of . It's a popular holiday spot, especially in summer, as it has a warm, dry and sunny climate, swimming and surf beaches, wineries, and a more relaxed pace of life than larger cities.

Cook Monument

Latitude
-38.67534° or 38° 40′ 31″ south
Longitude
178.02549° or 178° 1′ 32″ east
Open location code
4VHW82FG+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8041430047
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q77504390
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In Other Languages

“Cook Monument” goes by many names.
  • Maori: “Puhi Kai Iti”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cook’s Plaza and Cooks Landing Place 1769.

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