Renowned for its thermal village and rich traditional Maori culture, the city offers a range of activities which rival any larger city, making the location one that should not be overlooked for future events and conferences.  

Tamaki Heritage Experiences allow guests to be transported back to a pre European Maori Village and learn about Maori traditions and past times and enjoy cultural performances as well as a traditional Hangi dinner.

At Te Puia, guests can enjoy traditional Maori Cuisine and cooking techniques and enjoy dinner overlooking the world famous Pohutu geyser, surrounded by 500 pools and 65 geyser vents.

Visit one of the many geothermal parks in the city and see the geysers erupt. The Lady Knox geyser at Wai-O-Tapu erupts daily at 10.15 am. 

Visit the Polynesian Spa, New Zealand’s leading international hot mineral spring spa. Relax in one of the spa’s 26 thermal pools, bathe in mud or enjoy the many traditional spa therapies on offer.

Enjoy a relaxing cruise on New Zealand’s only paddle stern driven vessel the Lakeland Queen. The Queen can cater for up to 300 guests with full catering, two bars and two decks.

Visit Rainbow Springs Nature Park and discover New Zealand’s native animals and plant life. You can even experience the conservation of the kiwi in action at the kiwi house where kiwi from the wild are incubated, hatched and raised before being released back into the wild.

Give your guests a round of golf at Rotorua golf course. The course offers interesting natural obstacles with sulphur pits, boiling mud pools and steaming lakes set amongst well groomed fairways and greens.

Visit the Agrodome, one of Rotorua’s main attractions for conferences and events, where your guests can experience a day of adventure and new experiences.  The Agrodome offers Agroventures, a range of unique and exciting adrenalin activities, perfect for a day outing for your delegates. Some activities available include the Agrojet, New Zealand’s fastest jet boating experience, the Heli Pro where guests land on Rotarua’s most remarkable landmarks, bungy jumping or Freefall Extreme, the Zorb where you are harnessed inside a huge plastic ball and roll down a hill or the Sweeb, a human powered monorail race track.

There is also the option to combine a day of action and adventure for your guests with an on site dinner at the Agrodome offering conference facilities for up to 650 guests and themed gala dinners. 

For unique team building activities visit Skyline Skyrides where you can take a sky high gondola ride over the city or try your luck at luge or paintball. Skyline Skyrides also features three dining options and catering for up to 1,000 guests cocktail style and 500 banquet style.

The city is also well equipped for all other aspects of your event with venues accommodating anywhere from 5 to 4000 delegates.  

This venue is ideal for conferences, trade shows and exhibitions with four large multi-purpose function spaces and six breakout rooms. The larger rooms can accommodate up to 2,600 delegates for a banquet dinner and 4,000 theatre style. This venue also features in house catering, technical support and is situated close to accommodation, retail and dining options.

The convention centre is designed specifically for conferences, trade shows and exhibitions featuring an 800 seat banquet room, 686 seat civic theatre and 350 seat acoustic concert chamber. The venue also has in house catering and technical support.

There are also 17 hotels and resorts located in and around Rotorua’s central business district offering a range of different accommodation options and meeting and conference facilities.