| Rotorua Rotorua-nui-a-Kahu (Maori) |
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| Country |  New Zealand |
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| Region | Bay of Plenty |
| Territorial authority | Rotorua District |
| Settled | pre-European |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Borough status | 1922 |
| City status | 1962 |
| Electorate | Rotorua |
| Government | |
| - MP | Steve Chadwick (Labour) |
| - Mayor | Kevin Winters |
| Area | |
| - Territorial | 2,614. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. History According to local Māori traditions, the Bay of Plenty was the landing point of several migration canoes that brought Māori settlers to New Zealand Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Stephanie "Steve" Anne Chadwick (born 15 December 1948 in Hastings, New Zealand) is a New Zealand politician The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 km² (1,009. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
| - Territorial | 65,901 |
| - Density | 25. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (65. 3/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 55,100 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode(s) | 3010, 3015 |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Local iwi | Te Arawa, Ngāti Ranginui |
Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area. Lake Rotorua is the second largest Lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area and covers 7878 ha. History According to local Māori traditions, the Bay of Plenty was the landing point of several migration canoes that brought Māori settlers to New Zealand The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The city has a population of 64,509. It is 60 km south of Tauranga, 105 km south-east of Hamilton and 82 km north-east of Taupo. for the electorate see Tauranga (NZ electorate Tauranga (population 114500 2007 estimate after status was lost after 1989 Local Hamilton ( Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealand 's fourth largest Urban area, and is the country's seventh largest City Taupo (toe-pawː in Māori) is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. The District is divided between the Bay of Plenty (61. 52 percent of its land area) and the Waikato (38. 48 percent) Regions. Rotorua's suburbs are Ngongotaha, Fairy Springs, Kawaha Point, Western Heights, Mangakakahi, Utuhina, Ohinemutu, Hillcrest, Glenholme, Fordlands, Springfield, Fenton Park, Whakarewarewa, Tihiotonga, Lynmore, Te Ngae, Owhata, Hannahs Bay, Holdens Bay and Rotokawa.
Rotorua is well-known for geothermal activity. In Geology, geothermal refers to heat sources within the planet There are a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa, and hot mud pools located in the city, which owe their presence to the Rotorua caldera. A geyser is a Hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accomplished by a vapour phase Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning The uprising of the warriors (war party of Wahiao, often abbreviated to The Rotorua Caldera is one of several large Volcanoes located in the Taupo Volcanic Zone on the North Island of New Zealand.
Rotorua is connected to the north by State Highway 5, to the east by State Highway 33, to the west by State Highway 30, and to the south by State Highway 5. State Highway 30 is a New Zealand State Highway, linking the Waikato and Bay of Plenty towns of Te Kuiti, Mangakino Increasingly though travellers to Tauranga are selecting the newly commissioned State Highway 36 via Ngongotaha, Kaharoa and Pyes Pa. Ngongotaha is a town on the western shores of Lake Rotorua in New Zealand 's North Island. Kaharoa is a rural area of New Zealand approximately 20km from Rotorua and 45km from Tauranga on the North Island
Rotorua Regional Airport provides daily flights to Auckland International Airport and Wellington International Airport via turbo-prop services and Christchurch International Airport using turbo-props and a daily jet service. Rotorua Regional Airport is an airport in Rotorua, New Zealand. Auckland Airport (formerly Auckland International Airport) is the largest and busiest Airport in New Zealand with over 13 million (some 7 million Christchurch International Airport is the main Airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. Plans are afoot to increase the runway length to allow trans-Tasman flights.
Rotorua is also connected to the rail network with a branch line from Putaruru to the north, currently disused.
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History
The name Rotorua comes from Māori, the full name being Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe; roto means lake and rua two - Rotorua thus meaning 'Second lake'. Kahumatamomoe was the uncle of the Māori chief Ihenga, the ancestral explorer of the Te Arawa. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. For the canoe from Māori tradition see Arawa (canoe. Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori Iwi and [1] It was the second major lake the chief discovered, and he dedicated it to his uncle. It is the largest of a multitude found to the north-east of the city, all connected with the Rotorua Caldera and nearby Mount Tarawera. Mount Tarawera is a volcanic Mountain 241 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. The name can also mean the equally appropriate 'crater lake'. [1]
The area was initially settled by Māori of the Te Arawa iwi. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. For the canoe from Māori tradition see Arawa (canoe. Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori Iwi and In New Zealand society iwi (iwi form the largest everyday Social units in Māori populations. The first European in the area was probably Phillip Tapsell who was trading from the Bay of Plenty coast at Maketu from 1828. History According to local Māori traditions, the Bay of Plenty was the landing point of several migration canoes that brought Māori settlers to New Zealand The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap He later married into Te Arawa and became highly regarded by them. For the canoe from Māori tradition see Arawa (canoe. Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori Iwi and [2] Missionaries Henry Williams and Thomas Chapman visited in 1831[1] and Chapman and his wife established a mission at Te Kouto in 1835. Henry Williams (child actor: child actor in NZ Television series Shortland Street Henry Williams (Massachusetts: Member of the U Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [3] This was abandoned within a year but Chapman returned in 1838 and established a second mission at Mokoia Island. Mokoia Island is located in Lake Rotorua in New Zealand. It has an area of 1 [3][1]
The lakeshore was a prominent site of skirmishes during the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s. The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 A "special town district" was created in the 1883, in order to promote Rotorua's potential as a spa. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town was connected to Auckland with the opening of the Rotorua Branch railway and commencement of the Rotorua Express train in 1894, resulting in the rapid growth of the town and tourism from this time forward. The Rotorua Express was a passenger express Train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Auckland and Rotorua. Rotorua was established as a borough in 1922 and declared a city in 1962 before becoming a District in 1979. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Geography
Climate
| Weather averages for Rotorua | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 21. 1 (70) | 18. 3 (65) | 15. 1 (59) | 12. 6 (55) | 12. 1 (54) | 13 (55) | 14. 7 (58) | 16. 7 (62) | 19 (66) | 20. 9 (70) | 17. 5 (64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12. 7 (55) | 12. 9 (55) | 11. 6 (53) | 8. 8 (48) | 5. 9 (43) | 4. 2 (40) | 3. 1 (38) | 4. 4 (40) | 6 (43) | 7. 9 (46) | 9. 6 (49) | 11. 3 (52) | 8. 2 (47) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 99 (3. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 9) | 101 (4) | 115 (4. 5) | 112 (4. 4) | 104 (4. 1) | 134 (5. 3) | 130 (5. 1) | 148 (5. 8) | 119 (4. 7) | 122 (4. 8) | 102 (4) | 115 (4. 5) | 1,401 (55. 2) |
| Source: NIWA Climate Data[4] 1971 – 2000 | |||||||||||||
Geothermal areas
Thermal activity is at the heart of much of Rotorua's tourist appeal. Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village (Te Wairoa) - so named after it was buried by the 1886 Mt Tarawera eruption - are within easy reach of the city.
Kuirau Park, to the west end of the central city, is also remarkable - hot bubbling mud pools dot the park, lending a surreal air to the setting. Visitors can soak their feet in hot pools.
Rotorua is nicknamed Sulphur City, because of the aforementioned thermal activity. The sulphur gives off an odour unique to Rotorua that adds to the visitor experience.
The especially pungent smell in the central-east 'Te Ngae' area is due to the dense sulphur deposits located next to the southern boundary of the Government Gardens, in the area known as 'Sulphur Point'.
Lakes
With 17 lakes, the Rotorua region is an aquatic paradise. Fishing, waterskiing, swimming and other water activities are popular in summer. The lakes are also great event venues; Rotorua hosted the 2007 World Waterski Championships. Lake Rotorua is also used as a departure and landing point for float planes.
Other activities
Rotorua is also home to botanical gardens and interesting historic architecture. Known as a spa town and major tourist resort since the 1800s, many of its buildings hint at this history. Government Gardens, close to the lakeshore at the eastern end of the town, are particularly worthy of note.
Another of Rotorua's attractions is the mountain biking. Mountain biking entails the Sport of riding Bicycles off-road often over rough terrain whether riding specially equipped Mountain bikes or hybrid road bikes Whakarewarewa (also known as the "Redwoods") Forest has been described as 'the Disneyland of mountain biking' and has some of the best mountain bike trails in New Zealand. Rotorua hosted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, in August 2006. The UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships are the world championship events for Mountain bike racing events in cross country, downhill, Four-cross
Famous people
- Jean Batten
- Susan Devoy
- Alan Duff
- Bevan Hari
- Tame Iti
- David Kosoof
- Elizabeth Marvelly
- Sir Howard Morrison
- Temuera Morrison
- Christopher Perkins
- Wayne "Buck" Shelford
- Miriama Smith
- Peter Tapsell
- Cliff Curtis
- Michael Barker (drummer)
- Liam Messam, rugby union player for Waikato
- Julian Dean, road racing cyclist
Sister cities
Rotorua has four sister cities:
Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA[5]
Beppu, Kyūshū, Japan
Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Wuzhong, Suzhou, China
TV
The free-to-air TV stations received in Rotorua come from the Pukepoto transmitter. Jean Gardner Batten CBE (15 September 1909&ndash22 November 1982 was a New Zealand Aviatrix. Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy, DNZM, CBE, (born January 4 1964) was a New Zealand squash player who dominated the sport Alan Duff (born October 26, 1950, Rotorua New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist most well known as the author of Bevan David Hari (born January 4, 1975 in Rotorua) is a Field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with Tāme Iti (born c1952 has become well-known in New Zealand as a Tūhoe Māori activist David ("Dave" William Kosoof (born July 26, 1978 in Rotorua) is a Field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished Elizabeth Lillian Marvelly, born July 5, 1989, is a young Soprano from Rotorua, New Zealand. Sir Howard Morrison, OBE (born 18 August, 1935, New Zealand) is a New Zealand entertainer of British and Māori ancestry Temuera Derek Morrison (born December 26, 1960) is a New Zealand actor Christopher Edward Perkins (born 21 September 1891 at Peterborough, England, died Ipswich, Suffolk, 8 April Wayne Thomas "Buck" Shelford (born 13 December 1957 in Rotorua) is a former Rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained Miriama Te Rangimarie Smith (born June 3, 1976 in Rotorua New Zealand) is an actress who has played roles in various TV shows such as Xena Warrior Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell, KNZM, MBE, (born January 21 1930) was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born 27 July 1968) is a New Zealand born actor Michael Barker (born 1966 is the Drummer and Percussionist for the Australian band The John Butler Trio. Liam Messam (born 25 March 1984 in Blenheim New Zealand) is a Rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Julian Dean (born 28 January 1975 in Waihi, New Zealand) is a Road racing cyclist who rides for Team Garmin-Chipotle. Klamath Falls is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is a city located in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The City of Lake Macquarie is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, approximately north of Sydney. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Wuzhong (吴忠 | Wúzhong Shì) is a Prefecture-level city in the Ningxia autonomous region of the People's Republic of China Suzhou ( ancient name 吳) is a City on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National They are broadcast on the following frequencies:
| Free-to-air TV Frequencies | ||||
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| Channel Name | Transmit Channel | Polarization | Frequency (Mhz) | Band |
| TV One | 5 | Horizontal | 182. For other uses see TV1 disambiguation TV One is a New Zealand national television network owned and operated by state-owned media 25 | VHF |
| TV2 | 7 | Horizontal | 196. TV2 is a national television network in New Zealand, which is owned and operated by the state-owned broadcaster TVNZ. 25 | VHF |
| C4 | 9 | Horizontal | 210. C4 is a Television station operating in New Zealand and owned by MediaWorks NZ. 25 | VHF |
| TV3 | 11 | Horizontal | 224. TV3 is a commercial Television station in New Zealand. It began broadcasting on November 26 1989 as the first privately owned television network in the 25 | VHF |
| iTV Live | 29 | Vertical | 535. 25 | UHF |
| Prime | 33 | Vertical | 567. Prime Television is the seventh national Free-to-air Television station in New Zealand. 25 | UHF |
| TAB Trackside | 47 | Vertical | 679. The New Zealand Racing Board ( NZRB) is a statutory body for all New Zealand Sports betting, including Betting on Horse racing 25 | UHF |
| Maori Television | 51 | Vertical | 711. Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of Te reo and 25 | UHF |
| TV Rotorua | 59 | Vertical | 775. 25 | UHF |
References
- ^ a b c d Wises New Zealand Guide, 7th Edition, 1979. p383.
- ^ New Zealand Encyclopaedia 1966: Tapsell Biography
- ^ a b New Zealand Dictionary of Biography: Thomas Chapman
- ^ Climate Data. NIWA. Retrieved on November 2, 2007. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Sister Cities International
External links
- Visitor Information TV
- Tourist information, etc
- Glorious Mud: A Tourist's Introduction to Rotorua
- Video of a Bubbling Mud Pool in Rotorua
- Rotorua Street Maps
- Mountain Biking in Rotorua
- Rotorua travel guide from Wikitravel
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