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Rotorua

American  
[roh-tuh-roo-uh] / ˌroʊ təˈru ə /

noun

  1. a city on N central North Island, in New Zealand.


Rotorua British  
/ ˌrəʊtəˈruːə /

noun

  1. a city in New Zealand, on N central North Island at the SW end of Lake Rotorua: centre of forestry; noted for volcanic activity. Pop: 67 800 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the meantime, tourist towns like Queenstown and Rotorua have floundered, as New Zealanders look past the destinations or experiences favored by international visitors.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2021

Instead – with no warning, or chance to buy water or use the toilet – she found herself on a four-hour bus trip to Rotorua, a city 225km away, to spend her quarantine there.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2020

Police said more than 20 people were on the bus that rolled on a highway about 20 minutes north of the North Island town of Rotorua.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2019

Rotorua Lakes Council Geothermal Inspector Peter Brownbridge told Radio New Zealand it was akin to a cap being blown off a shaken bottle of fizzy drink.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2016

Our headquarters were at Rotorua and Whakarewarewa, from both of which we visited the marvellous geysers, springs, and hot lakes with which the district abounds.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

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