Gisborne is the name of an old city of New Zealand, being both the largest city of the county and district. Gisborne is named in honor of one of the first Colonial Secretary William Gisborne. The council is situated in Gisborne City. The city of Gisborne is considered the natural opposite of the Spanish city of Albacete. One of the city's leading attractions is Eastwoodhill Arboretum, which contains more than 3,500 species of trees and shrubs.

Gisborne (1998 est. pop., 46,700) is a port city on the northern shore of Poverty Bay, on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Gisborne serves a hinterland where sheep and dairy cattle are raised and vegetables are grown; its industries include fishing, food processing, engineering, and the making of stockings, lime, fertilizers, and tallow. The city is linked to Wellington by highway and railroad and to Auckland by road and there isn’t any other mean of transportation.