Rotorua & the Bay of Plenty - New Zealand - page 508

Post Office (cnr Tutanekai & Pukuatua Sts;

8am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat)

Rotorua Hospital (

07-348 1199; www.lakesdhb.govt.nz ; Arawa St; 24hr) Round-the-

clock medical care.

Rotorua i-SITE ( 0800 768 678, 07-348 5179; www.rotoruanz.com ; 1167 Fenton St;
7.30am-7pm Sep-May, reduced hours Jun-Aug) The hub for travel information and bookings,
including Department of Conservation (DOC) walks. Also has an exchange bureau, a
cafe, showers and lockers.

Getting There & Away

AIR

Rotorua Airport ( 07-345 8800; www.rotorua-airport.co.nz ; SH30; ) is 10km northeast
of town. Air New Zealand ( 07-343 1100; www.airnewzealand.co.nz ; 1267 Tutanekai St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri) has direct flights between Rotorua and Auckland, Wellington and
Christchurch, plus Sydney (every Tuesday and Saturday).

BUS
All the major bus companies stop outside the Rotorua i-SITE, from where you can ar-
range bookings.
InterCity destinations include the following:

DESTINATION PRICE ($) DURATION (HR) FREQUENCY (DAILY)

Auckland 55 3½ 7

Gisborne 64 4½ 1

Hamilton 40 1½ 5

Napier 60 4 1

Taupo 32 1 4

Tauranga 25 1½ 2

Wellington 65 7 5

Whakatane 35 1½ 1

Naked Bus services include the following:

DESTINATION PRICE ($) DURATION (HR) FREQUENCY (DAILY)

Auckland 15 4 3