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“Kia ora” welcome to Rotorua,
A city with a forest on its doorstep

We proudly claim that Rotorua captures the best of New Zealand all in one place!

Whether seeking to experience Maori culture, geothermal earth forces, spa rejuvenation, thrills and adventure, or any of the other natural assets such as 16 lakes, some of the world's best mountain biking trails, fantastic trout fishing and myriad forest walking tracks – Rotorua delivers it all!

This site, Rotorua's official website, details all essential Rotorua information including attractions and activities, tours and daytrips, the vast range of accommodation choices, what's on now plus upcoming events, and how to get here. We also showcase our art, culture, history, legends, personalities, buildings, population and weather.

"Rotorua - feel the spirit – Manaakitanga" is our catch-cry . . . and it holds a pretty powerful promise as well as an invitation to experience our extraordinary slice of New Zealand. A deep-rooted Maori cultural concept, Manaakitanga places a responsibility on us as your hosts to give you the best of ourselves, our time and our history.

“Nau mai, haere mai” Welcome, welcome, welcome to Rotorua

Top school holiday spot

As the school holidays came to an end and suitcases were emptied, online travel website Wotif.co.nz released the recent school holidays’ top five holiday spots in the North and South...

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Geothermal Wonderland

Winter’s chillier temperatures are beginning to settle in and for visitors to Rotorua’s geothermal wonderland this is good news: atmospheric changes during the cooler months bring the...

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Rotorua opens NZCycleTrail

A 37 kilometre section of Nga Haerenga, New Zealand Cycle Trail was officially opened at Te Puia in Rotorua this morning, in an event attended by the Associate Minister for Tourism Hon Chris Tremain,...

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NZ Singlespeed Champs 2013

NZ Singlespeed Champs to return to Rotorua in 2013 There’s exactly one year till the 2013 New Zealand Singlespeed Championships when the event will return to where it...

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New AirNZ jet service

Air New Zealand Jet services boost for summer 2012/13. Domestic jet services are set to return to Rotorua in the 2012 - 2013 summer season linking Rotorua and Queenstown. Air New Zealand today...

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Wetland to improve quality

Anyone flying over Rotorua in the future will be in no doubt what part of the country lies below when they see the name ‘Rotorua’ spelled out in giant letters as part of...

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Nuit de Joie! Featuring the Mamaku Project

August 3, 2013

“Wild flavours of French Cabaret flirt with the pulse of Electro-Oriental-Jazz. An intoxicating affair of multi-lingual noir poetry, conjuring Balkan dance...

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Celebrating Matariki With an Opulent Night of Opera

July 13, 2013

Four remarkable operatic artists will feature at this unique event. Together with a two hour Lake Rotorua cruise, this formal evening will include welcome canapes...

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10x10 Lectures - Code and Ciphers

June 20, 2013

Our modern world has been completely transformed by the instantaneous movement of information around the globe – the information transmitted over the internet in...

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