Rere, Gisborne Map

About Rere, Gisborne

Rere is a locality in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 210 m above sea level. It lies approximately 36 km west-northwest of Gisborne, the regional capital. Rere is located at 38.5333°S, 177.6167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Rere sits in a verdant embrace, where rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald farmland and native bush, cup the land. It lies 36.2 km west-north-west of Gisborne (from Gisborne: bearing 291°T), and is situated 26.3 km north of Tiniroto. The air here carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the distant murmur of water. To the north and west, the land rises towards the rugged contours of Te Kopenga or Rocky Ridge, its slopes a tapestry of scrub and hardy grasses that catch the shifting light. The Wharekopae River, a ribbon of flowing water, threads its way through the valley floor, its presence a constant, soothing undertone to the quietude of the countryside. Not far from Rere, the dramatic plunge of Rere Falls offers a spectacle of cascading water, a potent reminder of the landscape's dynamic forces.

The lifeblood of Rere has long been tied to the fertile land, with sheep and beef farming forming the backbone of its economy, the gentle bleating of flocks a familiar sound on the breeze. This agricultural heritage is etched into the very character of the place, a continuation of generations who have worked this soil. While the immediate vicinity is far from the coast, the broader Gisborne Region boasts a rich history of Māori settlement and a more recent past shaped by European pioneers. The Otoko Walkway, a nearby track, invites exploration of the surrounding natural beauty, hinting at the deeper wilderness of Waikareiti Forest that lies further afield, a vast expanse of native trees that whispers of a time before the fields were tamed.

About This Rere Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rere, Gisborne, New Zealand at coordinates -38.53333, 177.61667. 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 Rere.

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