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Auckland - Napier - Wellington

• Overview
• Day 1 : Auckland to Whitianga
• Day 2 : Whitianga to Tauranga
• Day 3 : Tauranga to Rotorua
• Day 4 : Rotorua to Gisborne
• Day 5 : Gisborne to Napier
• Day 6 : Napier to Wellington

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Day 3 : Tauranga to Rotorua

Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.

	Travel time	Km	(Miles)
Tauranga - Rotorua	1 hr	82	51
Totals for Day	1 hr	82	51

Tauranga - Rotorua

82 km (51 miles)
Approximately 1 hour
Road Conditions: State Highway

The prosperous city of Tauranga sprawls along the edge of an attractive harbour. There's a well developed café culture and boat charters are available to take you big game fishing, snorkelling or dolphin watching. Nearby Mt Maunganui is a destination for surfing and beach walking.

It's an easy drive to Te Puke, a town that has turned its kiwifruit industry into visitor entertainment. Paengaroa is the next attraction—shop here for honey products.

Then the road climbs up and over the Mamaku Range before descending towards Lake Rotorua, which is actually a large crater filled with water. At Okere Falls Scenic Reserve you can walk to see the hydroelectric power station.

Rotorua sits squarely on the Pacific Ring of Fire, so volcanic activity is part of the city's past and present. Explore the geothermal areas and discover the unique culture of New Zealand's Maori people. Rotorua is entertaining in any weather, at any time of the year.

• Overview
• Day 1 : Auckland to Whitianga
• Day 2 : Whitianga to Tauranga
• Day 3 : Tauranga to Rotorua
• Day 4 : Rotorua to Gisborne
• Day 5 : Gisborne to Napier
• Day 6 : Napier to Wellington

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