Ormond, Gisborne Map

About Ormond, Gisborne

Ormond is a locality in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 20 m above sea level. It lies approximately 12 km north-west of Gisborne, the regional capital. Ormond is located at 38.5667°S, 177.9167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Ormond rests in a broad, fertile valley, a place where the land softens and spreads. It lies 12.3 km north-west of Gisborne (from Gisborne: bearing 322°T), and is situated 15.0 km north-west of Kaiti. Rolling hills, carpeted in a mosaic of green pastures and darker patches of native bush, embrace the settlement, their contours smoothed by time and the gentle hand of agriculture. The air here carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, hay-like fragrance of drying grass, especially after a rain. The land slopes gently towards the Waipaoa River, its waters often a placid, reflective ribbon winding through the landscape, reflecting the pale, wide sky above. Beyond the immediate farmland, the terrain begins to subtly ascend, hinting at the more rugged country that lies further afield.

This is a locality deeply connected to the land's bounty, where the economy has long been tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the fertility of the soil. Dairy farms are a prominent feature, their neat paddocks testament to generations of careful stewardship. The history of Ormond is woven into this agricultural heritage, with families who have worked this ground for decades shaping its character. While the Waipaoa River provides a vital water source, the nearest significant body of water, Lake Repongaere, offers a more tranquil presence, a quiet mirror to the surrounding countryside. The Waihirere Reserve, just a short distance away, serves as a reminder of the area's natural beauty and a place for quiet contemplation amidst the cultivated fields.

About This Ormond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ormond, Gisborne, New Zealand at coordinates -38.56667, 177.91667. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Ormond.

Ormond sits within the Gisborne Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Ormond is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.