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17 unusual facts about Rotorua


48Hours

48Hours is a film-making competition held through 8 major cities in New Zealand; Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Rotorua, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

A Maori Maid's Love

The film was shot on location in Rotorua and Auckland from August 1915, with finance from a Sydney company, Vita Film Corporation.

Atiamuri Power Station

Atiamuri electricity also is distributed to the Bay of Plenty via the twin-circuit Atiamuri to Tarukenga (near Rotorua) line (ATI-TRK-A) originating from the power station.

Biljana Dekic

In 2011 she finished third in the Oceania Women's Zonal Chess Championship in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Craig Marriner

Craig Marriner (born 1974) is a novelist from Rotorua, New Zealand.

Helena Bulaja

Magma Short Film Festival 2007, Rotorua, New Zealand (screening of "Stribor's Forest", "Quest" and "Regoch")

Hot springs in New Zealand

The area of Whakarewarewa near Rotorua is also known as Waiariki due to the abundance of geothermal features in the area.

Lakes of Rotorua

The region around the city of Rotorua, in New Zealand's North Island, contains several lakes.

Mrs Bracegirdle's Woodlyn Park Adventure

The film was only submitted to the Magma Short Film Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand in 2007 where it won Runner-up to the Grand Prize (awarded to 'Run').

Optare Solo

New Zealand based bus company Reesbys Buses imported a few Optare Solos from the UK to operate in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Orakei Korako

The earliest known route from Rotorua to Taupo for early European travellers passed right through Orakei Korako, and it was the existing Māori who provided a dug out canoe for the river crossings.

Richard Fuchs

He wrote further chamber music, another string quartet and a piano quintet, songs, including A New Zealand Christmas to the words of Eileen Duggan, which was sung for the Queen during her 1953 visit to Rotorua by a Maori girls' choir, and in a Broadcast to Schools by T. J. ("Tommy") Young's children's choir.

Riki Papakura

From Rotorua, Papakura toured Australia twice with the New Zealand Māori side; in 1908 with the original touring party and again as captain of the 1909 New Zealand Māori side, he also represented Australasia.

Rotorua Express

The Rotorua Express was a passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Auckland and Rotorua.

Theresa Gattung

Gattung was educated at McKillop College, Rotorua, the University of Waikato (Bachelor of Management Studies in marketing) and Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Laws)

Trent Boult

Born in Rotorua, Boult is a left–arm medium–fast opening bowler and a right–handed batsman.

Waikato FC

The move to playing games outside Hamilton, perhaps was not financially successful, as the gate numbers were not as large as expected, but Rotorua became a fortress with wins over both Hawke's Bay Utd and eventual champions Auckland City.


2010 Sydney Roosters season

Coach Brian Smith sent a 22-man squad to each destination, with Smith and one of his assistant coaches, Rohan Smith heading to Rotorua and his other assistant coach Trent Robinson taking the other 22-man squad to Atherton.

Google Maori

Google Māori was launched during Māori Language Week (Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori) in 2008 at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, in Rotorua.

Graham Macky

He won his first national title in the men's marathon in 1983, clocking 2:21:22 in Mosgiel, and won the Rotorua Marathon in 1991.

Greg Alexander

After making his test debut in the 26-6 first test win against New Zealand at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch and playing in the 8-0 second test win at Rotorua, Alexander lost his place in the side with coach Bob Fulton preferring his 1987 premiership winning halfback from Manly-Warringah, Des Hasler, in the position for the third and final test.

Horohoro

Horohoro, New Zealand, a farming district 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Rotorua.

Kia kaha

Numerous schools use Kia kaha as, or as part of, their mottoes, including Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay (Whakatangata kia kaha); Tikipunga High School, Whangarei (Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui); Golden Bay High School, Takaka (Ake ake kia kaha); Rotorua Intermediate School, Rotorua (Kia kaha, kia maia); and Rosehill Intermediate School, Papakura (Whaia kia kaha) and Te Awamutu Te Awamutu College and Kingwood Park High school (Kia Kaha).

Māori mythology

"Certain tribes appear to have emphasised their canoe migration tradition and descent from crew members more than the others. In particular, the Hauraki, Waikato, and King Country tribes (Tainui canoe) and the Rotorua and Taupo tribes (Te Arawa canoe) appear to have placed special emphasis on their descent from a particular canoe migration" (Biggs 1966:451).

Metrosideros excelsa

In isolated populations genetic drift has resulted in local variation: many of the trees growing around the Rotorua lakes produce pink-shaded flowers, and the yellow-flowered cultivar 'Aurea' descends from a pair discovered in 1940 on Mōtiti Island in the Bay of Plenty.

New Zealand Railways Corporation

Railway stations in Auckland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier and Oamaru were sold, along with substantial tracts of land previously used for rail operations.

Polynesian Spa

In 1902 Mary MacKillop or Saint Mary of the Cross came to Rotorua to seek treatment in the therapeutic waters of the Duchess Bath.

Ritchies Coachlines

The company "expanded into the North Island 20 years ago and now has a large operation in Auckland in addition to branches in Rotorua, Helensville, Dargaville and Ruakaka."

Rotorua City Geothermal Energy Empowering Act 1967

The Rotorua City Geothermal Energy Empowering Act 1967 is an Act to enable the Rotorua City Council to make provisions for the control of the tapping and use of geothermal energy in the city of Rotorua.

Rotorua International Stadium

The Rotorua International Stadium has held many events in its time including acts from New Zealand Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to UB40, the Raggamuffin Music Festival.