Follow up the legend of Tutanekai and Hinemoa.
The most commonly known lakes named after colours are the Blue and Green lakes in Rotorua. There are also 3 other lesser known blue lakes in Canterbury, Otago, and Tasman. The blue lake in Rotorua is also known as Lake Tikitapu.
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Rotorua is a city in New Zealand, it is a popular tourist spot with beaches and lakes. It is also important to agriculture and the timber industry. Rotorua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty N.Z (north island) Beautifull lakes (Roto=lake and Rua=two) boiling mudpools, tourist attractions, strong Maori culture great trout fishing spots.
The only 'weakness' of Lake Rotorua is possibly that because of its shallow depth the water is very prone to discolouration, especially from sediment following windy weather, making it unpopular with water sports participants and swimmers.
They are in a region of the North Island known as the Bay of Plenty and close to a larger lake called Rotorua in an area famous for thermal activity such as geysers, hot water springs and boiling mud pools.
A Polynesian explorer named Kahumatamomoe was the first person in recorded history to come across the Rotorua Lakes District. He named Lake Rotorua 'Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe' - meaning the Big Lake of Kahumatamomoe.
Te Rotorua Nui A Kahumatamomoe is the Maori name for Lake Rotorua.
Tikitapu is a lake southeast of Rotorua and is also known as Blue Lake. Next to it is Rotokakahi, which is also known as Green Lake.
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Maori name is Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe, which means: "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe".
The most commonly known lakes named after colours are the Blue and Green lakes in Rotorua. There are also 3 other lesser known blue lakes in Canterbury, Otago, and Tasman. The blue lake in Rotorua is also known as Lake Tikitapu.
The English name for Rotorua remains the same - "Rotorua". It is a city located in New Zealand on the North Island.
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The Maori name for Rotorua is Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe.
Lake Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand.
Rotorua derives its name from the MΔori words "roto" meaning lake and "rua" meaning two, referring to the region's numerous lakes.