River Rats Raft & Kayak have been offering quality adventures for over 35 years. There’s something for everyone, from full on grade 5 action featuring the world’s highest commercially rafted waterfall through to a gentle grade 2 scenic raft trip suitable for participants as young as 5. Kayaking is available on the local lakes. Paddle to a secluded beach or enjoy a hot water swim only accessible by boat, an evening option in summer includes a BBQ dinner and visit to a hidden glow worm cave. Rafting Kaituna... Read more

Rotorua Golf Club is a special place, like no other, with a unique thermal course set in the heart of New Zealand's premier visitor destination. The 18 hole Arikikapakapa course provides a magnificent golfing experience. We have a fully equipped golf shop with club, trundler, and cart hire. A welcoming cafe and club house awaits your visit. Read more

At Central Kids Rotorua East, our vision is to acknowledge the individuality of each child and to provide a flexible environment that enriches their overall learning and developmental growth through a play based foundation. We give children the time, space and choice of either individual or small group learning situations. The learning environment is full of exploration offering a wide variety of experiences to promote children’s learning and creating opportunities for dispositional learning. We... Read more

18 holes of Mini Golf in a true NZ setting, surrounded by native bush and birds with bunnies roaming the course! Presenting with a distinct Kiwi ambience, boasting a magnificent backdrop of New Zealand native bush, the Mini Golf Rotorua experience features waterfalls, fish ponds, a 2000 year old Rata stump and abundant wildlife. American designed for competition, reflecting your skill, it remains achievable for children! 2000m+ of fairy lights makes for a whole new ball game come nightfall. Mini... Read more

Lakes Performing Arts Centre has welcomed thousands of people of all ages and from all walks of life into the world of performing arts. Whether its dance, drama, music or vocal, the centre's talented team have inspired their students to have the confidence to perform at the best of their abilities, regardless if its in the comfort of their own homes, or on stage. The centre offers a comprehensive range of affordable classes for the whole whanau to enjoy from preschoolers to seniors. Lakes... Read more

Discover Rotorua's rich culture, volatile landscape and dramatic history in this world-class museum. Innovative exhibitions, fascinating cinema experiences and informative guided tours enable visitors to discover the amazing stories of this unique region. Watch the Rotorua Stories film to discover the scientific and mythological reasons for Rotorua's volatile landscape, or visit the poignant Maori Battalion Cinema to learn about the heroic soldiers in World War II. Meet famous leaders, legendary... Read more

Founded in 1999 the NZSA identifies & recruits young rugby, rugby league, women’s rugby & netball players from all over New Zealand. Each year NZSA delivers a unique combination of full time coaching, tertiary studies, training and mentoring in a disciplined environment that promotes Maori sporting flair. We also deliver a strength and conditioning program to improve our student’s physical attributes like strength, speed and power. Read more

Rotorua's football club for Youth & Senior football. - we are the only Rotorua football Club to offer J&Y league football. All footballing abilities welcome. boys and girls, men and women. We are also always keen to hear from people wanting to get into or carry on with coaching and refereeing. The 2020 season will see 7 of our coaches having sat their C Licence (and JL3 where relevant), this has been achieved thanks to RECT funding and our commitment as a club to provide local footballers... Read more

Free play in a caring environment is at the heart of what we do. We provide before & after school care and holiday programme, Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 5:30 pm. During the school term, we're based in two Rotorua locations - the Glenholme School hall and the Harvest Church Centre, by Westbrook school. Our holiday programme is based at Glenholme School only. We're an OSCAR approved centre, meaning you could be eligible for financial support. Bookings are essential. Read more

Holiday Park in the heart of Rotoura. Cosy Cottage Thermal Kiwi Holiday Park – Rotorua providing affordable accommodation in the city of Rotorua. The only campsite that offers thermal heated camping sites, we also offer thermal heated rooms, thermal heated showers, powered camper van sites, with heated communal areas, pet friendly and of course our namesake, cosy cottages. We cater to motorhome,s, caravan,s, fifth wheeler,s, camping, families, groups and the independent traveler. While you’re... Read more

Conquer fears and discover new limits by launching into action at New Zealand's ultimate adventure hub Velocity Valley. Fun for all ages. Pick your adrenalin buzz from the dare defying Swoop, pulling your own ripcord to hurtle at 130kph through the air, to feeling G-forces akin to Formula One Racing with the Agrojet on a purpose built water course with no slowing down for corners. Harness your inner superhero on the Southern Hemispheres only Freefall Xtreme - flying, twisting and turning on a... Read more

Beginner Photography Tuition, one on one or couple. Competitive quotes Minimum of two hours per session . Any type of camera but specialising in Canon DSLRs. I will introduce you to the best Rotorua nature sights and we will go on a photographic journeys together, review the results and you will have a selection of beautiful images to add to your collection. Mosaic workshops including mosaic native birds, fish and insects. Group tuition or individual. All ages welcome. Acrylic and water... Read more

Before/After School and Holiday Programs Located in the CBD Open 6.30am - 6pm Mon - Fri Oscar subsidies available Read more

As the inventors of this iconic adventure experience, at OGO Rotorua, visitors are offered multiple OGO ride options where we add 40 litres of water; (cool in summer, warm in winter). Choose from the side by side H2OGO Straight Tracks which start from 250m up the hill and race one another downhill. From here, you Superman-dive into the OGO on your own, or have one, two or three friends in there together. H2OGO Sidewinder Track is the world’s longest at 350 metres, with 6 massive corners that send... Read more

ABC Hillcrest is a converted house situated in Hillcrest. We are close to the local schools and Polytechnic. We provide a home away from home environment and a fantastic outdoor area, which helps develop children’s physical and cognitive skills, also fantastic gardens made by the children and whanau from our centre. The teachers in our centre have been at ABC Hillcrest for 6 years and more, this has contributed to the great relationships we have built with parents/whanau and the wider community. We... Read more

Creative Yarns is your local yarn shop, stocking gorgeous knitting and crochet patterns as well as the yummiest selection of yarns sourced from all over the world, both in our Rotorua shop and online, we are a knitters heaven that has to do with all things 'knit', with knitting and crochet classes, knit accessories, haberdashery and buttons, as well as a range of carded wool for spinning and felting. Spring has arrived and we have lots of exciting new yarns and patterns to tempt you, so now is... Read more

A wild day out. Bring your family along to Rainbow Springs, to meet ours. Get up close and personal with the wonderful birds, bugs and beasts that call New Zealand home. The Under the Sun day pass offers an action-packed, fun-filled, and (whisper it) educational day out. Make sure you take a ride on the Big Splash, and don't forget to head to the crowd-pleasing free-flight Bird Show. We've also got 10+ daily animal encounters for you to enjoy. Kiwi. Kiwi are shy, ground dwelling creatures who... Read more

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Let our team show you our Lake Tarawera. This area has been visited by people from all over the world for well over a century. Visitors first came to see the eighth wonder of the Natural World, The Pink and White Terraces. They were guided there by the local Maori tribe of Tuhourangi. On the 10th June 1886 that all changed due to the massive eruption of Mount Tarawera. Slowly but surely the land here has healed from that destruction however the Pink and White Terraces are no more.There are now... Read more

Violin teaching for ages 7 and over, beginner to grade 5 level. Read more

The Winged Dragon Martial Arts Academy is run by Sensei Lucky Pandelidis (MAIA accredited instructor) With over 40 years experience in various martial arts styles, he currently holds a 4th Dan Black Belt in Go Ju Ryu Karate & a 1st Dan Black Belt in MMA. He has been involved in security for many places such as MCG, Flemington Racecourse & Various Night clubs. With all this knowledge he has combined Martial arts and Street Self defence Read more

Welcome to Swimming Bay of Plenty. Whether you’re a member of many years, or simply a visitor interested in taking up a new and exciting sport in your area – we are sure you will find what you are looking for. Swimming can offer many things to many people, recreation, sport, enjoyment – but one thing is often overlooked, the need for swimming to be seen as a life skill. In this day and age it is amazing that less than 25 per cent of our 12-year-olds can swim 200 metres. Worse still is the fact... Read more

Kaitiaki Adventures Aotearoa offers Amazing World Class Eco Tourism Experiences. White-water Rafting and Sledging on the Beautiful Kaituna River, Half Day Adventure Hike up Iconic Volcano of Mt Tarawera. Our professional and qualified guides are there to encourage, motivate and help you where necessary and also provide insight in to aspects of Maori Culture. No experience necessary on any of the Activities we offer. Read more