TABLE OF CONTENTS ROTORUA LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE NEW ZEALAND FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
ROTORUA REDWOODS TREEWALK A family arrives in Rotorua on a damp morning They wander through the treetops at the Redwoods Treewalk A huge patch of silver ferns lies below them Next the family takes a lunch cruise around Lake Rotorua They stop to see the bird sanctuary at Mokoia Island
OTHER TOP SITES BAY OF ISLANDS HOBBITON MILFORD SOUND TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK In the late afternoon they visit nearby Waimangu Volcanic Valley The waters of Inferno Crater Lake are a brilliant shade of blue Colorful kereru birds beat their wings noisily as they fly by Before bed the family soaks in the hot springs at their hotel Welcome to New Zealand
