99km from Opotiki

Raukokore

235km from Gisborne

Easily recognised by the Anglican Church on the promontory and the Catholic Church almost opposite which was once marked by a huge whale bone arch, a relic of the old whaling days. The arch is now housed in the Whakatāne Museum where it was placed for safe keeping. Good fishing and a sandy beach near the school. There is a Resource Recovery Centre for refuse disposal 400m up Orete Forest Road which you will find on the right at the top of the hill after leaving Raukokore.

Raukokore Church - Barbara Collett