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Welcome to Rotorua
Welcome to Rotorua. Thermal Wonderland of New Zealand
Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area. It is 60 km south of Tauranga, 105 km south-east of Hamilton and 82 km north-east of Taupo. The District is divided between the Bay of Plenty (61.52 percent of its land area) and the Waikato (38.48 percent) Regions. Rotorua’s suburbs are Ngongotaha, Fairy Springs, Kawaha Point, Western Heights, Mangakakahi, Utuhina, Ohinemutu, Hillcrest, Glenholme, Fordlands, Springfield, Fenton Park, Whakarewarewa, Tihiotonga, Lynmore, Te Ngae, Owhata, Hannahs Bay, Holdens Bay and Rotokawa.
Rotorua is well-known for geothermal activity. There are a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa, and hot mud pools located in the city, which owe their presence to the Rotorua caldera.
Rotorua is connected to the north by State Highway 5, to the east by State Highway 33, to the west by State Highway 30, and to the south by State Highway 5. Increasingly though travellers to Tauranga are selecting the newly commissioned State Highway 36 via Ngongotaha, Kaharoa and Pyes Pa.
Rotorua Regional Airport provides daily flights to Auckland International Airport and Wellington International Airport via turbo-prop services and Christchurch International Airport using turbo-props and a daily jet service. Plans are afoot to increase the runway length to allow trans-Tasman flights.Rotorua is also connected to the rail network with a branch line from Putaruru to the north, currently disused.
Heading south from Rotorua takes you to Taupo, a similar town on the side of New Zealands largest lake. North takes you to Te Puke, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty coastline, a nice place to soak up the sun. West leads to Hamilton, Waitomo or Raglan and east into the sparsely populated, and ruggedly beautiful Urewera National Park and East Cape.
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Activities
Agrojet
Agrojet is a 13ft, 450 horsepower jet boat that will deliver you up to 100kph in four seconds! In our tight man-made watercourse, you will take corners not unlike Formula One racecars. With full race harnesses, bucket seats and full roll-cage, safety is our priority. So strap yourself in and let our professional driver allow you to experience a thrill you wouldn’t believe possible!…
Gastronomy
Eat and Drink
Rotorua is one of the most common places to try the traditional maori feast, the Hangi. This “earthen oven” technique is similar to the Hawaiian Umu and results in a very distinctive smoky earthy flavour - well worth trying. There are numerous places to try a Hangi around Rotorua.
Geography
Geography in Rotorua
Thermal activity is at the heart of much of Rotorua’s tourist appeal. Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village (Te Wairoa) – so named after it was buried by the 1886 Mount Tarawera eruption – are within easy reach of the city…
Sports
Mountain bike photo credit: Velaia (ParisPeking)
Rotorua can justifiably lay claim to the title of New Zealand’s leading mountain bike destination.
The city is renowned among mountain bikers as the location for a huge range of premier mountain biking events from the UCI 2006 Worlds and the UCI 2006 Oceania Championships to the inaugural single speed [...]
History
History
The name Rotorua comes from Māori, the full name being Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe; roto means lake and rua two - Rotorua thus meaning ‘Second lake’
News
Unison Stakes Strong Claim For Fibre Rollout - Voxy|
Unison Stakes Strong Claim For Fibre Rollout
Voxy Unison Network's chief executive Ken Sutherland announced today Unison is tendering to be the Local Fibre Company for Hawke's Bay, Rotorua and Taupo, … |
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LETTER: Flushed with excess
The Aucklander The same issue of decommissioning septic tanks and installation of sewerage reticulation has been dealt with in Rotorua where Rotorua City Council have … |
TV
TVWe are a free-to-air dynamic community-based station. TV Rotorua has been broadcasting into the Rotorua basin 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year since July 2006. The channel frequency is just after Maori TV on the UHF band - channel 59/755.25mHZ.
Videos
Jet Boat Videos
Jet sprint boat ride at the Agrodome near Rotorua, New Zealand. This beast of a vessel has a 450Horse v8 and 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds. And yes, that’s me laughing nervously. Absolutely fantastic.
SHWEEB - Agroventures, Rotorua, NZ
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Rotorua New Zealand Activities; Sports adventure, extreme sports, skydiving, 4wd, boating, yachting, fishing, sports, clubs, water skiing and surfing.
maori kids @ an all boys school in rotorua
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