Makaraka, New Zealand
Encyclopedia
Makaraka is an outer suburb of Gisborne
, in New Zealand
's North Island
. It is located to the west of the city, and is the home of Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...
, in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
. It is located to the west of the city, and is the home of Gisborne's horse-racing circuit, Makaraka Racecourse.