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Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand.
The city has a population of 55,600.
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, Selwyn Heights, Kawaha Point, Western Heights, Pukehangi, Pleasant Heights, Mangakakahi, Sunnybrook, Pomare, Utuhina, Ohinemutu, Koutu, Hillcrest, Matipo Heights, Glenholme, Fordlands, Springfield, Rotorua West, Fenton Park, Whakarewarewa, Waipa Village, Tihiotonga, Ngapuna, Lynmore, Te Ngae, Owhata, Hannahs Bay, Holdens Bay and Rotokawa. |
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Rotorua won the "New Zealand's Most Beautiful City Award" in 2002 and 2006.
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.
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'.
Kahumatamomoe was the uncle of the Māori chief Ihenga, the ancestral explorer of the Te Arawa.
It was the second major lake the chief discovered, and he dedicated it to his uncle.
THERMAL ACTIVITY
Thermal activity is at the heart of much of Rotorua's tourist appeal.
Rotorua is nicknamed Sulphur City, because of the activity. The sulphur gives off an odour unique to Rotorua that adds to the visitor experience.
The especially pungent smell in the central-east 'Te Ngae' area is due to the dense sulphur deposits located next to the southern boundary of the Government Gardens, in the area known as 'Sulphur Point'.
Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village (Te Wairoa) - so named after it was buried by the 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption - are within easy reach of the city.
Kuirau Park, to the west end of the central city, is also remarkable - hot bubbling mud pools dot the park, lending a surreal air to the setting. Visitors can soak their feet in hot pools.
LAKES
With 17 lakes, the Rotorua region is an aquatic paradise.
Fishing, waterskiing, swimming and other water activities are popular in summer.
The lakes are also great event venues; Rotorua hosted the 2007 World Waterski Championships.
Lake Rotorua is also used as a departure and landing point for float planes.
ACTIVITIES
Rotorua is also home to botanical gardens and interesting historic architecture.
Known as a spa town and major tourist resort since the 1800s, many of its buildings hint at this history.
Government Gardens, close to the lakeshore at the eastern end of the town, are particularly worthy of note.
Another of Rotorua's attractions is the mountain biking. Whakarewarewa (also known as the "Redwoods") Forest has been described as 'the Disneyland of mountain biking' and has some of the best mountain bike trails in New Zealand. Rotorua hosted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, in August 2006.
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