Whakarewarewa
Whakarewarewa is a semi-rural geothermal area in Rotorua, New Zealand. Located in the Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand's North Island, it was the site of the Māori fortress of Te Puia, first occupied around 1325 and known as an impenetrable stronghold never taken in battle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Geyser
- Description: geothermal area and suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whaharewarewa” and “Whakarewarewa Geysers”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Rotoatamaheke and Lake Rotokanapanapa.
Pōhutu Geyser
Spring
Pōhutu Geyser is a geyser in the Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, Rotorua, in the North Island of New Zealand. The geyser is the largest in the southern hemisphere and among the most active in the area, erupting up to twenty times per day at heights of up to 30 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fenton Park and Lynmore.
Fenton Park
Suburb
Fenton Park is an eastern suburb in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Fenton Street contains Rotorua's main motel strip and is sometimes referred to as "Motel Mile".
Lynmore
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lynmore is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. In April 2018, Lynmore had the highest house prices in Rotorua.
Whakarewarewa
- Categories: geothermal area in New Zealand, suburb, and body of water
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Turkish—“Whakarewarewa” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Whakarewarewa”
- Bulgarian: “Уакареуареуа”
- Chinese: “华卡雷瓦雷瓦”
- Chinese: “華卡雷瓦雷瓦”
- Dutch: “Whakarewarewa”
- French: “Whakarewarewa”
- German: “Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao”
- German: “Whaka”
- German: “Whakarewarewa”
- Indonesian: “Whakarewarewa”
- Italian: “Whakarewarewa”
- Korean: “와카레와레와”
- Maori: “Te Whakarewarewatanga-o-te-ope-a-Wahiao”
- Maori: “Whakarewarewa”
- Slovenian: “Whakarewarewa”
- Turkish: “Whakarewarewa”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fenton Park and Tihiotonga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pohaturoa and Whakarewarewa State Forest.
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