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Rotorua: Thermal Attractions

By Alistair Ross • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: New Zealand Attractions

Rotorua is the city of thermal attractions. Situated on the edge of Lake Rotorua, the geothermal activity here is intense, and gives rise to some amazing and unique hot springs, craters, geysers and bubbling mud pools that can be found throughout the city. There are a few spots in particular where the geothermal activity has [...]



Rotorua

By Alistair Ross • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: New Zealand History, New Zealand Places

Rotorua is the top tourist destination in the central North Island. Most don’t go there for the smell, (although I quite like it), so it must be the spectacular scenery and the mineral-rich hot waters that draw people in. These have been created by volcanism that still burns deep beneath the city. There’s also an [...]