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| Rotorua and its Lakes | |
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| Fenton Street is perhaps rather reminiscent of an American town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| "Kiaora" or "Welcome" outside the Tourist Information Office in Fenton Street - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Junction of Fenton Street and Arawa Street (left) with the Town Hall next to the Tourist Information Office; the modern Rotorua District Council Building (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Rotorua Town Hall framed in one of the series of arches at the entrance to the Government Gardens. The arches were constructed in 1901 to celebrate the visit of the Duke of Cornwall who later became King George V - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Prince's Gate Hotel across from the arches at the entrance to the Government Gardens - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Statue to commemorate King's Sergeant Fred Wylie who fought in the Boer War 1899-1902 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A steaming fumarole near the bowling green in the Government Gardens - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The bandstand in the Government Gardens - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Rotorua Museum of Art and History which opened in 1908 as the Great Spa of the Southern Pacific. It was not a success. PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| This tree by the Arts Village has been subjected to "Yarn Bombing". Lots of knitted pieces have been wound around its limbs - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The sternwheeler LAKELAND QUEEN is the largest vessel on Lake Rotorua and makes daily sailings from the waterfront jetty - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A DUKW is a Second World War amphibious vehicle usually referred to as a Duck. Duck rides start with a brief tour of Rotorua and pass the Blue Baths as well as other well known landmarks - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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After driving by Sulphur Bay (left), where previous attempts at sulphur mining has left behind the sulphur and silica flats which consist of mud pools and fumaroles, the duck proceeds for the first splashdown in Lake Okareka (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow |
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| An accompanying duck afloat on Lake Okareka - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Speed boats and kayaks on Lake Okareka - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| On the road bound for Lake Tikitapu also known as the Blue Lake - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Homes along the shore of Lake Tikitapu - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Lake Tikitapu - the Blue Lake - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |