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723 Tarawera Road, Rotorua
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Blue Lake Top 10 Holiday Park & Motel Rotorua

723 Tarawera Road Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand

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From Lake Taupo to theBlue Lake

A travel blog entry by andrewrgrant

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Having left Lake Taupo, we are now travelling north and visited the Huka Falls which is New Zealand's highest volume waterfall which drives the Wirakei Geothermal Power Station
We stayed overnight at Rotorua to enjoy the very warm thermal springs ( temp 40 deg C ) - very relaxing but a bit smelly. Rotorua is a lovely town with some outstanding …

The Blue Lake to Miranda

A travel blog entry by andrewrgrant

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Following a leisurly amble around the Blue Lake we moved on to the Redwood Forest with it's 90 year old Doughlas Firs. This area is famous for its walk and cycle tracks - such calm and cool surroundings .There is a tradition in NZ that the Kixi's hug the indiginous trees so we had to follow the tradition.

We moved on to Papamoa on the East …

Learning some Maori

A travel blog entry by anneliam

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Rotorua and the Maori culture


"Kia Ora"


Now folks that is the Maori greeting of welcome/hello etc. Not the name of an orange drink as you Irish folk might think


So I say again Kia Ora from Rotorua which means Lake Two… it was the second lake named in the region. These people were very logical. As …

Touring Taupo

A travel blog entry by coloexplorers

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Taupo sits on the northern shore of Lake Taupo which is New Zealand’s “great lake.” The largest lake in NZ was created by one of the world's greatest volcanic explosions. The huge lake is now known as a trout-fishing paradise. We visited the Taupo Museum and Art Gallery and watched a video of the Taupo Story. There we saw a Maori …

Rotorua in the rain.....

A travel blog entry by coloexplorers

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Rotorua, known as “sulphur city”, is a popular tourist area because of its geothermal features and Maori cultural activities. Tom and Maureen suggested that we visit the Agrodome, which was a great choice for a rainy day. We attended the Sheep Show. The presenter described the 19 breeds of sheep as they took their places on stage; he …