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The NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL 'FUTURE PERSPECTIVES' CONFERENCE 2007
will be held in the beautiful city of Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand.
ROTORUA CITY
Rotorua is known as the 'geothermal wonderland' of New Zealand and is a popular tourist destination. Rotorua is also renowned as the heartland of Maori culture with numerous cultural sites and performances to enjoy.
Rotorua has a population of around 68,000 and attracts around 1.6 million visitors annually. The city is situated on the shores of picturesque Lake Rotorua, surrounded by a string of smaller lakes, bush walks, parks, and tourist activities. The lakes are all formed from the craters of extinct volcanoes and host a variety of water-based activities.
Most notable though, are the impressive geothermal 'hotspots' where visitors can get right up close to geysers, boiling mud pools, steaming vents, and glistening multi- coloured pools! - or relax in warm therapeutic mineral pools, spas, or thermal mud packs!
Rotorua enjoys moderate daytime temperatures of between 13 and 23 degrees in September (Spring time). It has excellent public transport, shopping centres, restaurants and cafes, and the accommodation is wide and varied to suit all budgets.
TRAVEL
By road, 3 hours
from Auckland, 5-6 hours from Wellington.
Rotorua airport is one of the busiest domestic terminals in NZ, offering
flights to and from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
International
flights fly into Auckland, and flights connect on to Rotorua.
Freedom Air has flights from Australia into the nearby city of Hamilton.
Buses connect to Rotorua.
VENUE: ROTORUA CONVENTION CENTRE
The Rotorua Convention Centre is situated at 1170 Fenton Street, in the downtown centre of Rotorua and directly opposite the Rotorua Information Centre. It is within walking distance of major hotels, or backpackers, and a short drive to 'motel row'. Cafes, restaurants and bars are very handy just a block away, with the beautiful lake front and botanical gardens within easy walking distance also. The convention centre is number 38 on the map.
