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Delve into Rotorua
Rotorua in Rotorua District (Bay of Plenty) with it's 65,901 habitants is located in New Zealand about 231 mi (or 372 km) north of Wellington, the country's capital town.
Current time in Rotorua is now 12:41 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Rotorua, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in New Zealand is Rotorua Regional Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tongariro National Park in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), South-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tauranga, Whakatane, Hamilton, Opotiki and Napier. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 26% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
YHA Rotorua - Hostel
BK's Rotorua Motor Lodge
Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park
Quest Rotorua Central
MALFROY Motor Lodge Rotorua - Accommodation and Mineral Pool
Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
Regent of Rotorua
Kuirau Park Motor Lodge
Ledwich Lodge Motel
Fernleaf Motel
Videos from this area
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Eagle vs Shark Rotorua MTB Trail
Full run on the new Eagle vs Shark trail, Amazingly flowy bit of single track with a -11% gradient and probably one of the best trails in New Zealand, Bike Is a Santa Cruz Solo running new...
2014 Rotorua IPSC Nationals
Simon Shooting the 2014 New Zealand Nationals (Rotorua) 3rd Place overall in Standard - 1st A grade 88.54%
Sneak Peek: Skyline Rotorua MTB Gravity Park
Just a glimpse of what awaits at the new Skyline Rotorua MTB Gravity Park. Ride more.
Grab a Random - Episode 5: Rotorua and Taupo
If we asked you to drop everything to go on an adventure somewhere in NZ, would you? This couple starred in our fourth episode of Grab a Random for a spur of the moment weekend in Rotorua and...
Freefall Extreme - Agroventures - Rotorua. NZ.
My wife and I Having a go on the skydive simulator at the extreme Agroventures compound. Check it in the link below! http://www.agroventures.co.nz/
84r Anthony Robinson 10/01/14 Rotorua Race 1
84r Anthony Robinson 10/01/14 Rotorua Race 1 Production Saloon Paradise Valley Raceway www.rotoruaspeedway.co.nz.
GoPro: Skyline Luging - Rotorua, New Zealand
Highlights from an afternoon at Skyline, Rotorua. www.skyline.co.nz/rotorua/
Rotorua RailCruising 2 - Ride to the end of the old branch Line.
In this video we venture onto the long disused part of the line, past Tarukenga and onto the end of the line in Rotorua.
Rotorua 26/01/13 515gb Frankie Wainman Jnr Race 3
Rotorua 26/01/13 515gb Frankie Wainman Jnr Race 3 515gb Superstock Race 3 World Invitation Champs Finals World 240s Paradise Valley Raceway Rotorua Speedway ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rotorua Boys' High School
Rotorua Boys' High School is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside of the Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand. It is notable for considerable sporting success, having won on several occasions the New Zealand and World secondary school championships in rugby and the world secondary school golf championship in consecutive years.
John Paul College, Rotorua
John Paul College is a secondary school in Rotorua, New Zealand. It caters for year 7 to 13 boys and girls and offers a Catholic education to its students. It was opened in 1987 and combined two existing schools, Edmund Rice College (for boys) and MacKillop College (for girls). The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of Rotorua. John Paul College incorporates strong Catholic values, being named after the late Pope John Paul II.
Energy Events Centre
The Energy Events Centre is a sports complex in Rotorua, New Zealand. The centre can hold up to 3,500 people and was finished in February 2007. The main court is the current alternate home for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic netball team in the ANZ Championship. The franchise uses Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton as their main home venue, with Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre in Tauranga as another alternate home.
Rotorua Girls' High School
Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Rotorua Seventh-day Adventist School
Rotorua Seventh-day Adventist School is a primary school in Glenholme suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist church.
Rotorua Museum
The Rotorua Museum of Art and History is a local museum and art gallery located in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. The museum is housed in the old Bath House building at the spa town of Rotorua, located in the Government Gardens. Rotorua Museum opened in the south wing of the Bath House in 1969; Rotorua Art Gallery opened in the north wing in 1977. In 1988, the museum and gallery combined to form the Rotorua Museum of Art and History.
Government Gardens
Government Gardens (originally known as Paepaekumana) is a public park, partly laid out as gardens, located by Lake Rotorua in central Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.
Smallbone Park
Smallbone Park is a cricket ground in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1921 when Rotorua played the touring Australians. The ground later held its first first-class match during the 1968/69 Plunket Shield when Northern Districts played Otago. Between the 1968/69 and 1995/96 season's, seventeen first-class matches were held there, the last of which saw Northern Districts play Central Districts in the 1995/96 Shell Trophy.