Multiple people in Wellington, including the immigration officer, had warned us that Gisborne was 'pretty backwater'. Now I think this description is something you can only truly understand if you have been to Gisborne, but we'll try our best to describe what it's like. It's a fairly small town with a population of 46 000, a town centre that's one street in size and only a handful of buildings that are more than one storey high. Shops are generally open 9am-3pm...