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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

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

All signage is now bilingual in government offices, hospitals and most public spaces and the first bilingual children’s playground was opened in Rotorua this year.

From The Guardian Jul. 28, 2018

Where they live, there are no movie theaters, it’s far away in the mountains, there is no Internet, so everyone arrived for a screening in Rotorua, the closest city, in vans, cars and school buses.

From New York Times Dec. 6, 2013

Hamlin and Stack settled at Mangapouri; Brown and Morgan at Matamata; Wilson at Tauranga; and Chapman near Ohinemutu, amidst the hot springs and geysers of Rotorua.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by H. T. (Henry Thomas) Purchas

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