The 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of th
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Gisborne, New Zealand
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Gisborne is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District. It has a population of 38,100. Gisborne District Council has its headquarters in the central city.
1997 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
…Denis John Sheehan – of Rangiora. Agnes Jane (Nancy) Sibley – of Gisborne. Rita Mavis Simmonds – of Napier…
Central and northeastern Gisborne viewed from Kaiti Hill
Te Tauihu Tūranga Whakamana, a sculpture designed by Derek Lardelli and Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp in the shape of a tauihu (canoe prow) to recognise the Māori ancestors who explored the Pacific Ocean by canoe well before the European Age of Discovery
Memorial for Te Maro
1916 bus and bullock team outside the Post Office