Guidebook for Pouawa
Food Scene
It has lovely Irish meals. Large portions, friendly atmosphere, and very friendly, helpful staff.
21 locals recommend
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar
1 Gladstone RdIt has lovely Irish meals. Large portions, friendly atmosphere, and very friendly, helpful staff.
Situated in Inner wharf area. Really nice restaurant to sit either indoors our outdoors.
11 locals recommend
Wharf Bar & Grill
60 The EsplanadeSituated in Inner wharf area. Really nice restaurant to sit either indoors our outdoors.
Verve Cafe & Bar
121 Gladstone RdLovely food and coffee. Sitting either inside or out side.
Ussco Bar & Bistro
16 Childers RdModern bistro dinning in a lovely restaurant setting.
You can go there for lovely lunches, evening meals. Great atmosphere, with eating inside or out under umbrellas.
Jolly Stockman Hotel
3 Saleyards RdYou can go there for lovely lunches, evening meals. Great atmosphere, with eating inside or out under umbrellas.
Beautiful food, light lunches, evening meals. You just go for a cup of coffee. Friendly, helpful staff.
Peppers Beachfront
40 Centennial Marine DrBeautiful food, light lunches, evening meals. You just go for a cup of coffee. Friendly, helpful staff.
Dressmakers Quarter
Beautiful beverages, and food. Only open for lunch.
Sightseeing
Titirangi
Stunning views looking over the city and Poverty Bay.
*Take a walk on our boardwalk, from Waikanae beach to Midway Beach.
+Swim in our local beaches, that are safe and patrolled by local life guards.
*Take your surf boards out to catch some great surf.
7 locals recommend
Midway Beach
45 Centennial Marine Dr*Take a walk on our boardwalk, from Waikanae beach to Midway Beach.
+Swim in our local beaches, that are safe and patrolled by local life guards.
*Take your surf boards out to catch some great surf.
Dive Tatapouri
A unique experience of feeding stingray.
Take a walk out on the longest concrete wharf in the Southern Hemisphere. See and watch people catching fish off the wharf.
22 locals recommend
Tolaga Bay Wharf
160 Wharf RdTake a walk out on the longest concrete wharf in the Southern Hemisphere. See and watch people catching fish off the wharf.
Arts & Culture
This is also an Art Gallery. Exhibits changing often, has an historic house and a ship attached. It also has a café.
37 locals recommend
Tairāwhiti Museum
10 Stout StThis is also an Art Gallery. Exhibits changing often, has an historic house and a ship attached. It also has a café.
Essentials
Countdown Gisborne
109-115 Carnarvon StOne of two supermarkets.
Entertainment & Activities
You can try your luck at Mini-Golf.
* Take a ride on the local WA165 Steam Locomotive.
*Take a trip out into the bay on the 1921 restored MV Takitumu tug
They are very informative about the Gisborne, East Coast area.
13 locals recommend
Gisborne i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
209 Grey StYou can try your luck at Mini-Golf.
* Take a ride on the local WA165 Steam Locomotive.
*Take a trip out into the bay on the 1921 restored MV Takitumu tug
They are very informative about the Gisborne, East Coast area.
Odeon Multiplex
79 Gladstone RdThis has 5 movie theatres in one building.
Take the family, togs and a boogie board or two and your lunch, and make a day of it. Great fun, even if you don't want to participate watching others go down the rockslide is fun.
28 locals recommend
Rere Rockslides
Wharekopae RoadTake the family, togs and a boogie board or two and your lunch, and make a day of it. Great fun, even if you don't want to participate watching others go down the rockslide is fun.
Parks & Nature
A National Arboretum, encompasses 135 hectares of exotic and native trees, shrubs and climbing plantings. It has a 25km tail walk, Native birds, and lovely play ground. In the autumn it is very pretty, with the leaves changing colour.
39 locals recommend
Eastwoodhill Arboretum
2392 Wharekopae RdA National Arboretum, encompasses 135 hectares of exotic and native trees, shrubs and climbing plantings. It has a 25km tail walk, Native birds, and lovely play ground. In the autumn it is very pretty, with the leaves changing colour.