Rotorua

Rotorua is the geothermal wonderland of New Zealand, with easily experienced Māori culture, family activities and a range of outdoor adventure activities such as white-water rafting and mountain biking. Wikivoyage

Population 58,500 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

• 111AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Polynesian Spa Attraction · 610 m
• Rotorua Museum Museum · 710 m
• Katoa Jet Attraction · 900 m
• Hobbiton Ticket Office Attraction · 190 m
• Te Pā Tū Attraction · 420 m
• Historic Rotorua Sanatorium Site Archaeological site · 420 m
• Oruawhata Chasm Site Archaeological site · 460 m
• Rotorua First World War Cenotaph Memorial · 590 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Indian 6
• Japanese 5
• Korean 5
• Chinese 5
• Thai 4
• Pizza 4
• Chicken 4
• Burger 4

All 87 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Government Gardens 690 m across 660 m
• Kuirau Park 840 m across 850 m
• Pukeroa Hill Reserve 620 m across 720 m
• War Memorial Park 650 m across 790 m

Getting around

• Katoa Jet Dock 890 m
• Lakeland Queen Dock 960 m
• Hell Gate shuttle bus-01 2.4 km

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