Scavenger hunt in Rotorua

Explore the geothermal heart of New Zealand in a playful way. These experiences lead you past Te Puia, the Pohutu geyser, the Government Gardens and the living Maori culture of Rotorua.

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Spot a Polynesian Spa sign

Find the Polynesian Spa entrance or pool deck (or any geothermal pool sign). Photograph the steam rising.

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Spot a Rotorua geothermal smelling stop

Find a viewpoint where the geothermal sulphur smell is strongest, like Whakarewarewa or Sulphur Bay. Photograph the steam.

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Spot a Rotorua geothermal steam vent

Find a steaming geothermal vent in Kuirau Park or along the lakefront. Photograph the steam rising.

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Spot a Rotorua haka performance reference

Find a haka reference (cultural performance poster, mural or video screen at a Maori venue). Photograph the reference.

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Spot a Rotorua I-SITE visitor centre

Find the Rotorua I-SITE visitor centre sign. Photograph the entrance.

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Spot a Rotorua manuka honey jar

Find a jar of manuka honey in a shop window. Photograph the label.

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Spot a Rotorua marae welcome arch

Find a marae waharoa (entrance gateway) or a hotel lobby with Maori-themed carvings. Photograph the gateway.

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Spot a Rotorua NZ flag

Find a NZ flag flying on a Rotorua building. Photograph it.

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Spot a Rotorua redwood tree

Drive or walk to the Whakarewarewa Forest (Redwoods) and find a giant California redwood tree. Photograph the trunk.

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Spot a Rotorua sulphur-smell warning sign

Find a sign warning about geothermal-area safety or sulphur (Kuirau Park has many). Photograph the sign.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Spot a thermal mud pool

Find a bubbling mud pool (Hells Gate, Kuirau Park, Whakarewarewa). Photograph the bubbling clay.

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Spot a Wai-O-Tapu poster (Champagne Pool)

Find a Wai-O-Tapu Champagne Pool poster, postcard or tour-bus advert. Photograph the reference.

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Spot Eat Streat heated boardwalk

Walk down Eat Streat on Tutanekai Street and find the heated boardwalk (heated by geothermal water). Photograph the boardwalk.

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Spot Lake Rotorua and black swans

Walk to the lakefront and find black swans on the water. Photograph the birds with the lake.

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Spot the Government Gardens Tudor bath house

Find the Rotorua Museum / Bath House in Government Gardens, the Tudor-style half-timbered building. Photograph the towers.

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Spot the Pohutu geyser steam

Walk to Te Puia and find the Pohutu geyser steam plume (it erupts up to 20 times a day). Photograph the steam against the trees.

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Sulphur shock moment

Rotorua is famous for its sulphur smell from geothermal vents. Find a steaming vent (Kuirau Park has free public ones), get the team to comically pinch their noses and take a photo with the steam rising behind everyone.

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Trivia: Aotearoa

New Zealand has a Maori name that translates roughly to "land of the long white cloud". What is it?

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Trivia: Maori greeting

What is the standard Maori greeting that has become part of everyday New Zealand English (two words)?

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Trivia: Pohutu height

Pohutu geyser shoots up to roughly how many metres into the air (within 5)?

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