Bay of Plenty Region

New Zealand

Rotorua Museum of Art and History featuring interior views as well as an individual child

Rotorua Museum of Art and History which includes outdoor eating and heritage elements

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Rotorua featuring a lake or waterhole

Rotorua showing markets and night scenes

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Rotorua which includes a hot spring

Rotorua awaits: its spas, lake views, culture, and more!

Reasons to visit

Skyline Rotorua
Polynesian Spa
Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest

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Mount Maunganui showing a coastal town, a bay or harbor and general coastal views

Explore romantic Tauranga: its cafes, beaches, parks, and more!

Reasons to visit

Mount Maunganui

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Lake Tarawera featuring a beach as well as a small group of people

Experience upscale Lake Tarawera: its parks, history, food, and more!

Reasons to visit

Buried Village

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Waihi beach

Experience the beaches, surfing, and waterfalls in Waihi Beach!

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The women of the Mataatua Canoe, left to themselves when the men went ashore for the first time, found a waka (canoe) drifting out to sea again. The paddles were forbidden to women, but a high spirited teenager, Wairaka, who was the daughter of Chief Toroa, boldly seized one of the paddles and paddled the waka back to shore. As she did this, she shouted, Kia Whakatane au i ahau:, and her actions saved the women but also coined the name of the town. A bronze statue of Wairaka stands on a rock at the Whakatane Heads to commemorate this act.

Get away to upscale Whakatane! Enjoy the island views, adventure, and monuments.

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Returning from an early morning photo shoot

Upscale Ohope is calling! Discover its beaches, surfing, cafes, and more.

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