Waioeka Gorge Road Closure



With Gisborne's main road from the north closed with a major slip in the Waioeka Gorge, it's an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the journey.

Travellers north of Gisborne have the option to take the Taupo/Napier Road (SH5) or alternatively travel around "The Coast" on SH35.

We Are Now MOBILE!

We know that a lot of our guests are increasingly connecting to us via mobile devices, so we have been beavering away in the background and have finally come up with our own NEW Mobile Website.

And we've launched a beta version today!

The means that if you browse our website, www.teal.co.nz via a mobile device, you will be seamlessly transported to our fresh new mobile website that is customised to look good and be easier to navigate on smaller screens (don't ask us how it does it - it just works!).

With a click of a button, guests can now send us email, call us toll free, check out our photos and make a reservation from our online booking portal from their mobile device. We have also included links to our Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and blog pages so that users can easily connect with us via their mobile device's social apps.

Our new mobile website is also compatible with Google maps and location based services available on most devices.

Anther cool feature is that if you visit our mobile website via an iPhone or Android device, you will be given the option to load a Teal web app icon on your phone's screen.

So, what are you waiting for - go to it and feel free to give us your feedback!

NEW Gisborne Promotion Video

Check out this latest promotional video on Gisborne that we reckon captures a taste of what our district has on offer:

 

New Video

Those clever folk at Host Accommodation have made a video to celebrate their new brand launched recently. See if you can recognise some familiar motels and their operators proudly displaying their new signs.

Still First to See the Light

Good to see that in spite of  some Pacific Island trickery, Gisborne has maintained the mantle of "First to See the Light." 

Witnessing the day's first sunlight rays peeking out from the curvature of the earth is a magical event.
"Gisborne is still the first city to see the light of the new year, despite Samoa and Tokelau shifting to the New Zealand side of the dateline.

Thanks to planet Earth being tilted, the New Year sunrise still falls on the East Coast first.

Later in the year Apia will take bragging rights - the sun will rise further north as New Zealand moves into autumn and winter.

The Gisborne district used to brand itself as First to See the Light but Eastland Tourism marketing manager Kerry Taggart said the phrase is no longer used in promotional material.

"First to See the Light is subject to interpretation and argument, and we want to avoid that. Our new thrust is Out East as this conveys more of the imagery that we and our stakeholders want."

Samoa and Tokelau skipped a day on December 30 to synchronise with New Zealand and Australia, which are their main trading partners."
Source: NZ Herald

Great start to the first day of the year!

Matawhero Wines Gig Guide


Matawhero Wines is located close to town, at 189 Riverpoint Road in Gisborne and are now open Thursday – Monday, 11am to 5pm.

Relax with family and friends and enjoy gourmet platters and great wine. 

There is a great line-up of fantastic live music coming up over the next month. 

Sunday December 11 – Ukes on Utes
Sunday December 18 – Kitt Higgins with Ann Maree on Violin
Saturday December 24 – Acoustic sounds with Muri Kiri Kiri
Sunday January 1 – Acoustic music with Skydog – “old and new, wild or blue”
(All live music is from 1.30-3.30pm)
Saturday January 7th – Paul Ubana Jones from 3pm, tickets are $20 and limited. Available now from the cellar door
Sunday January 8th  - Live music from the eNNs.
Saturday January 13th – Shaken Not Stirred from 3pm, tickets are $10 and limited. Available now from the cellar door

Matawhero Wines
189 Riverpoint Road
RD1 GISBORNE
Ph 06 867 6140 or Mob 021 222 5007
www.matawhero.co.nz
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New Qualmark Branding For Motels

We see that our accommodation marketing chain, Host Accommodation is supporting New Zealand tourism's official quality agency, Qualmark NZ with the introduction of the "new" Motel sector.

Of course we've always had a motel sector, however motels were officially under the "Serviced and Self Contained sector along with Apartments.

Qualmark reckon that "Motel" and "Apartment" are two distinct sectors and have decided to impose a split with new branding to assist the traveling public.

Expect to see Qualmark's distinctive silver brand start to appear on the nation's motel signage next year.
"MEDIA RELEASE
HOST ACCOMMODATION SUPPORTS QUALMARK'S NEW DIRECTION

Qualmark’s decision to split the Self Contained & Serviced sector into two separate sectors (Motels & Apartments) is supported by Host Accommodation Group’s, General Manager, Chris Lee. He said that having consumer relevance within the Motel sector, with the name Motel just made sense and he was looking forward to the launch of the new logo and sector in the New Year.

Chris Lee said that it is pleasing that all properties in the Host Group continue to commit to being independently assessed by Qualmark and play their part in enhancing New Zealand’s reputation as a world class visitor destination.

Mr Lee points out that all Host Accommodation properties are required to go through a rigorous inspection before they are awarded a star-rating by New Zealand tourism’s official quality agency.

In addition, a growing number of Host Accommodation’s network of Hotels, Motor Lodges & Motels have been awarded Enviro certification along with a number of properties also increasing their Qualmark rating over the last 12 months."
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