Rotorua (from, "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe") is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns. Rotorua city has an estimated permanent population of, with the Rotorua district having a total estimated population of . The city is in the heart of the North Island, just south of Tauranga,… (More on Rotorua)