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NZ Singlespeed Champs 2013

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:13:54 +1200

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 all started, in Rotorua. Race day will be Saturday April 27. The first championship for... Read more

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1,000th Kiwi Chick Release

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:43 +1200

Milestone kiwi chick number 1,000 was today released back to the wild of its native habitat in the Waimarino Forest near Ohakune in the North Island. Born on 24 September 2011, the chick was the 1,000th hatched at Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park in Rotorua as part of the BNZ... Read more

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New AirNZ jet service

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:12:37 +1200

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 announced a Boeing 737 service between Rotorua, Christchurch and Queenstown six days a week over the... Read more

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Wetland to improve quality

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:09:33 +1200

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 a floating wetlands environmental initiative on the surface of Lake Rotorua. What is believed to... Read more

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Rotorua on the MTB map

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:53:00 +1200

Rotorua is the new home for the mountain biking component of the National Cycling Centre of Excellence. Destination Rotorua Marketing and the Rotorua Tourism Committee are thrilled with the announcement, which came last week following Sport and Recreation New Zealand’s naming of the... Read more

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Rotorua to host ASTW

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:29:29 +1200

Rotorua has been selected as the first New Zealand city in seven years to host an influential gathering of more than 200 members of Australia’s premier body for travel writing. The city has scored a major success with the announcement The Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW) will hold... Read more

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Top Marks for Rafting Co

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:29:50 +1200

Rotorua Adventures (incorporating River Rats Raft and Kayak and Raftabout Whitewater Rafting) has gained a Qualmark Enviro-Gold Award, recognising its high standards in environmental practices. The company is the only rafting company in New Zealand to gain the award. To earn tourism’s... Read more

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Rotorua @ No1

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:29:02 +1200

A ‘mini Rotorua’ is set to be at the centre of downtown Auckland’s action during the Rugby World Cup and the 2010/11 summer season. Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing (DRTM) has secured use of the premier venue No 1 Queen Street Café for destinational promotions and key... Read more

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Award for Hamurana Lodge

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 16 May 2011 11:05:24 +1200

Congratulations to Hamurana Lodge Boutique Hotel, which for the second consecutive year has been voted top for service by traveller reviews made through TripAdvisor A second Certificate of Excellence has been awarded to the lodge by the world’s largest travel website. The lodge, which opened... Read more

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$10m project welcomed

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:18:10 +1200

Rotorua, 29 April 2011: Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing and Rotorua Tourism Committee are delighted at the recent announcement from Rainbow Springs Wildlife Park regarding their forthcoming $10 million expansion project. Work is due to begin within the next... Read more

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Pink and White is Back!

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:57:54 +1200

One hundred and twenty five years after their destruction in the 1886 eruption of Tarawera, part of Rotorua’s world famous Pink & White Terraces are to be seen again in the city. But the Pink Terraces about to be revealed in Rotorua are not those few remnants of the original formation... Read more

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Hot line-up for MEETINGS

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:13:18 +1200

An exciting line-up of new exhibitors has signed on to take part in New Zealand’s showcase business tourism event, MEETINGS 2011. Rotorua is hosting the event for the first time this year and all the stops are being pulled out to ensure the exhibition is a huge success. Held annually,... Read more

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Kia ora to RWC visitors!

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:04:04 +1200

With Rugby World Cup 2011 [RWC2011] only 150 days away (as at Tuesday 12 April) Rotorua District Council (RDC) is encouraging locals to adopt “kia ora” as the official greeting to welcome visitors to the city. RDC Rugby World Cup 2011 coordinator Renee Nathan says the council... Read more

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Hot Deals for Aussies

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:16:12 +1200

An online advertising campaign aiming to entice more Australians to Rotorua this winter has been launched by Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing (DRTM) and Tourism New Zealand. The joint, six figure venture, which went live this week, is targeting the Sydney and New South Wales markets. The... Read more

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Top runner for Ultra event

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:33:33 +1200

2011 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Rotorua events, with the news that leading international trail runner Hiroki Ishikawa has confirmed he will run the Tarawera Ultra Marathon in March. This follows the recent excitement surrounding Lance Armstrong’s announcement he is to compete... Read more

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Kiwis vote Rotorua top

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:45:14 +1200

Rotorua has once again received top honours in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards, but this year it is the people who have spoken. This is the sixth time since 1999 that the North Island city and top tourist destination has received the Best City award but for the first time since the... Read more

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Best Australasian Karting

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:14:17 +1200

It’s been a long time coming but it was definitely worth the wait to be able to offer the public the biggest, best and fastest hire karting experience in Australasia. So says the happiest man in Rotorua - Ian Tew director of Off Road NZ, whose company this month launched an exciting new... Read more

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Safe City award

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:12:42 +1200

It is official. Rotorua has achieved international safe community status following an evaluation from members of Safe Communities Foundation NZ and other central government agencies this month. The Treasure Rotorua Steering Group, which is co-ordinated by Rotorua District Council, hosted the... Read more

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Enviro silver for Bungy

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:13:03 +1200

Rotorua Bungy based at Agroventures has gained a Qualmark Enviro-Silver Award, recognising its high standards in environmental practices. To earn New Zealand tourism’s official environmental award, Rotorua Bungy had to show effectiveness in energy efficiency, waste management and water... Read more

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First gold for BOP

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:14:04 +1200

Qualmark’s highest grade of Enviro Gold has been given to Nicara Lodge in Ngongotaha - the first grade in the Guest and Hosted category to be awarded in the Bay of Plenty, according to hosts Heather and Mike Johnson. The grade comes as a result of their efforts in sustainability and... Read more

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New branding for Skyline

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:19:01 +1200

May is seeing some major changes onsite at Skyline Rotorua. Plenty of activity is taking place as part of the brand and name change of Skyline Skyrides to Skyline Rotorua, with all major signage being changed over from May 17 ahead of the public launch date May 21. “A lot of hard work... Read more

Great prize for art

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:53:56 +1200

Rotorua’s iconic event has become even more attractive with the supreme winner of this years Creations ‘n Colour Awards set to receive a return trip for two to Rome where they will be treated to a ten day five star cruise around the Mediterranean. The prize package worth in excess of... Read more

Wild food cooking school

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:51:31 +1200

This Southern Hemisphere Summer celebrates the launch of a totally new experience for couples who like to cook and eat on the Wild Side – the Wild Food Cooking School at Treetops Lodge and Wilderness Experience in Rotorua, the heartland of New Zealand’s world famous therapeutic thermal... Read more

Warriors welcome

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:53:06 +1200

Vodafone Warriors and Sydney Roosters welcome opportunity to meet fans Rugby league fans will have plenty of opportunities to meet their heroes in the build up to Saturday’s [13 February] clash between the Vodafone Warriors and Sydney Roosters in Rotorua. Both teams will conduct... Read more

Air show back in March

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:05:01 +1200

Air spectacular back in March Skies over Rotorua will be abuzz with vintage aircraft manoeuvres and adrenaline rush aerial performances in March. Events & Venues Rotorua has announced the Let’s Go Rotorua Lakefront Air Show is back on, offering locals another major... Read more

Funding sparks campaign

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:37:12 +1200

A major campaign geared towards attracting the lucrative Australian tourist market in Sydney is well under way, with 100 lucky Australians vying to win Air New Zealand tickets to Rotorua in May through Destination Rotorua Tourism Marketing (DRTM). Teaser advertising for the campaign through such... Read more

Top 10 place to propose

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:39:22 +1200

The secret is out. Lake Okareka Lodge near Rotorua (in the central North Island of New Zealand) has been declared one of the ten best places in the world to propose this Valentine's Day. The top 10 list of the world's most romantic destinations has been released this week by US-based... Read more

City to host rugby teams

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:42:35 +1200

Rotorua mayor Kevin Winters said today that the Namibian, Samoan, Irish and Fijian Rugby World Cup (RWC) national teams, and a yet-to-be-announced European qualifier, can be assured of the warmest of Rotorua welcomes when they base themselves in the city for the 2011 Rugby World Cup... Read more

Lodge named world's best

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:49:49 +1200

Rotorua's Lake Okareka Lodge has been named the world's best luxury country house in the World Luxury Hotel Awards for 2009. Diana Moore, Rotorua-based country manager for lebua Hotels & Resorts, the Bangkok-based owners of Lake Okareka Lodge, said she and her team were thrilled with their... Read more

Rotorua's looks win award

marketing@rotoruaNZ.com (Destination Rotorua Marketing) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:32:31 +1200

Rotorua has been judged New Zealand's most beautiful city. Rotorua District Council's Keep Rotorua Beautiful co-ordinator Christine Findon accepted Rotorua's national Beautiful City award on September 26 at the annual Keep New Zealand Beautiful conference in Rotorua. It is the fifth... Read more