Spot a flat white at a Rotorua café
Find a flat white at a Rotorua café cup. Photograph the foam art.
Spot a Government Gardens croquet lawn
In Government Gardens find the manicured croquet or bowling lawn. Photograph the lawn.
Spot a Hangi feast
Find a hangi (traditional earth-oven feast) on a menu, in a cultural village or a deli. Photograph the meal.
Spot a hot-spring footbath
Find a free public footbath fed by geothermal water (Kuirau Park has them). Photograph the bath.
Spot a kiwi-bird shop sign or souvenir
Find a kiwi-bird image on a sign, souvenir or T-shirt. The national bird. Photograph it.
Spot a koru fern spiral
Find a koru (unfurling fern frond) carved on a building, painted on a wall or as a souvenir spiral. Photograph the spiral.
Spot a Lake Rotorua trout sign
Find a trout-fishing reference: fish-and-chip shop, trout statue, lake fishing tour sign. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Maori carved post (pou)
Find a carved Maori pou (post) at a marae, park entrance or shop. Photograph the carving.
Spot a Maori greeting (kia ora) on a sign
Find "Kia ora" lettering on a shop window, welcome sign or souvenir. Photograph the lettering.
Spot a NZ silver fern in Rotorua
Find a silver fern on a souvenir, flag or facade. Photograph the fern.
Spot a Polynesian Spa sign
Find the Polynesian Spa entrance or pool deck (or any geothermal pool sign). Photograph the steam rising.
Spot a Rotorua geothermal smelling stop
Find a viewpoint where the geothermal sulphur smell is strongest, like Whakarewarewa or Sulphur Bay. Photograph the steam.
Spot a Rotorua geothermal steam vent
Find a steaming geothermal vent in Kuirau Park or along the lakefront. Photograph the steam rising.
Spot a Rotorua haka performance reference
Find a haka reference (cultural performance poster, mural or video screen at a Maori venue). Photograph the reference.
Spot a Rotorua I-SITE visitor centre
Find the Rotorua I-SITE visitor centre sign. Photograph the entrance.
Spot a Rotorua manuka honey jar
Find a jar of manuka honey in a shop window. Photograph the label.
Spot a Rotorua marae welcome arch
Find a marae waharoa (entrance gateway) or a hotel lobby with Maori-themed carvings. Photograph the gateway.
Spot a Rotorua NZ flag
Find a NZ flag flying on a Rotorua building. Photograph it.
Spot a Rotorua redwood tree
Drive or walk to the Whakarewarewa Forest (Redwoods) and find a giant California redwood tree. Photograph the trunk.
Spot a Rotorua sulphur-smell warning sign
Find a sign warning about geothermal-area safety or sulphur (Kuirau Park has many). Photograph the sign.
Spot a Rotorua wood-fire smoke or Mokoia Island view
Find a view of Mokoia Island in the middle of Lake Rotorua, or a Maori smoking fish set-up. Photograph the scene.
Spot a Rotorua zorbing or luge sign
Find a zorbing (inflatable-ball rolling) or luge sign in Rotorua (it was invented here). Photograph the sign.
Spot a Tarawera volcano reference
Find a reference to Mount Tarawera (the volcano that erupted in 1886): museum exhibit, tour-bus sign or shop poster. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Te Puia carving workshop
Inside Te Puia find the carving workshop (New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute) with apprentices at work. Photograph the wood being shaped.