What to do in Rotorua: 10 of the area s hidden gems
25 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
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The Te Ara Ahi cycle track takes in five of Rotorua s geothermal parks, and forests. Photo / Destination Rotorua
The Te Ara Ahi cycle track takes in five of Rotorua s geothermal parks, and forests. Photo / Destination Rotorua
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
It is no secret Rotorua has an abundance of activities for both visitors and locals to get stuck into and enjoy. Here are some Rotorua gems you may not have been to yet or heard about through the grapevine. Summer is the perfect time to check them out.
Tourism industry hopeful after plans for trans-Tasman travel bubble announced Tuesday, December 15, 2020 RNZ
There s been a boost in confidence for tourism operators, as Cabinet agrees in principle to establish a bubble with Australia in the first quarter of 2021.
The halt on international tourism has hit New Zealand hard this year leaving an economic hole $12.9 billion deep.
It makes any potential trans-Tasman travel bubble an exciting prospect for the head of Tourism New Zealand, Stephen England-Hall. Any talk of a trans-Tasman bubble will certainly help encourage the industry and perhaps put an eye towards the future for some form of recovery, he said.