The North Island of New Zealand is chock full of volcanoes---and big volcanoes at that. No less than four major calderas sit in the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) that stretches from White Island in the ...

Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand, was attracting international visitors long before “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson made the country’s landscape irresistible to the world. Its ...

Lake Rotorua, which sits at the heart of a dormant volcano and is the setting for one of New Zealand's most famous Māori love stories, has been mapped in detail for the 1st time. When you purchase ...

If you’re planning a trip to Rotorua, New Zealand, and want to know what it feels like experiencing Maori culture, you’ll want to check out the Tamaki Maori Village. Scroll to find out exactly what to ...

Treetops is all about unfurling fern fronds, giant kauri trees and a natural, luxury experience so far removed from the stresses of everyday life you could be on another planet. Reaching the property ...

If you went to the hospital and they brought out mud to lather you up, you'd probably have some questions. That's exactly what happens at Queen Elizabeth Health in Rotorua, on New Zealand's North ...

Rotorua’s Zoe Rankin has been named a writer to watch after selling more than 20,000 copies of. The figure was “a lot” for the New Zealand market, she told the Rotorua Daily Post. The Vanishing Place ...