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There are some art works, for instance 'Desert Haiku' - a gift from the people of Palm Desert. It was created by
Michael Watling in 2001. The andesite boulders from Te Puke represent the mountains around Palm Desert. The composition reflects Gisborne's connection to Japan. The stones take the classic
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The
Botanical Gardens is Gisborne's oldest reserve. It was set aside in 1874 as a public garden. In that year a recreational reserve of 2.55 hectares (0.0255 km) was created, just outside the city boundary beside Taruheru River. The site developed into Gisborne's first recreation reserve, where
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By the 1960s the poplars which were planted in the early days of the gardens were mature. The row of trees along the river front was known as Poplar Avenue. The
Botanical Gardens was developed as formal Botanical Gardens by this time, with ornate grand entrance gates and wide pathways and rows of
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