Rotorua - the place of fascinating Maori culture, hot springs and boiling mud pools
Rotorua is a city in New Zeeland located on the shores of the lake of the same name. It has an estimated permanent population of 56,100. The area was initially settled by Māori of the Te Arawa iwi and the first European arrived here was probably Phillip Tapsell who was trading from the Bay of Plenty coast at Maketu from 1828. The name Rotorua comes from Māori; roto means lake and rua ...