Was ist los in Rotorua, Neuseeland – übers Jahr

Hochbetrieb – New Zealand summer holidays, Summer holidays in Neuseeland

Im Januar beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: New Zealand summer holidays (20. Dez. – 1. Feb. (meist))

Hochbetrieb – Tarawera Ultra-Trail, New Zealand summer holidays

• Festival

  Tarawera Ultra-Trail

  8.–20. Feb. · meistSporteventVoll

  The country's biggest trail race, run through the forest and around the lakes in February, with distances up to a hundred miles and a start line in the middle of town. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: New Zealand summer holidays (20. Dez. – 1. Feb. (meist))

Viel los – Crankworx Rotorua

• Festival

  Crankworx Rotorua

  5.–20. März · meistSporteventVollFrüh buchen

  Five days of mountain biking on Mount Ngongotaha: slopestyle, downhill and a lot of people in the forest. The town's accommodation goes months ahead for it. Quelle ↗

• Feiertag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. Apr.Ostern & KarwocheVollFrüh buchenSchließungen

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and on Good Friday and Easter Sunday most shops must stay shut unless local rules or a tourist-area exemption let them open. New Zealanders make it a long weekend away, so motels, holiday parks and campsites fill. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Easter long weekend, Anzac Day

• Festival

  Rotorua Marathon

  2. MaiSporteventVollSchließungen

  One of New Zealand's oldest marathons, a lap of Lake Rotorua starting and finishing at Government Gardens, usually on a Saturday at the turn of April into May, with shorter races alongside. Lakeside roads close for the day. Quelle ↗

• Feiertag

  Anzac Day

  25.–27. Apr.NationalfeiertagSchließungen

  25 April remembers those who served in war. Dawn services are held at memorials in towns across the country, and by law most shops stay closed until 1 pm. When it falls on a weekend the public holiday moves to the Monday. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Easter long weekend (3.–6. Apr.)

Viel los – Rotorua Marathon

Im Mai beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Rotorua Marathon (2. Mai)

Viel los – Matariki, Schulferien in 3 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

• Saison

  Steam on cold mornings

  1. Juni – 31. Aug.

  Every vent, drain and lakeside pool in the city steams on a cold winter morning, and the geothermal parks look twice as active as they do in February. Get there when they open.

• Feiertag

  Matariki

  20. Juni – 15. Juli · meistGroßes FestivalSchließungen

  The Māori new year is a public holiday on a date that moves with the star cluster's rise, and Te Arawa mark it here with dawn ceremonies, lights and hāngī. Shops keep the holiday. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – Matariki, Term 2 (July) break in Neuseeland

Im Juli beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Steam on cold mornings (1. Juni – 31. Aug.), Matariki (20. Juni – 15. Juli (meist))

Zwischensaison – Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen, ein gewöhnlicher Monat

Im August beginnt nichts Neues.

Läuft noch: Steam on cold mornings (1. Juni – 31. Aug.)

Viel los – Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Neuseeland, Schulferien in 2 der Herkunftsländer, aus denen die Gäste kommen

Im September beginnt nichts Neues.

Hochbetrieb – Trout season opens, Term 3 (Sept/Oct) break in Neuseeland

• Eröffnung

  Trout season opens

  1.–10. Okt.Voll

  The lakes open to fishing on 1 October and the boat ramps are busy at first light, though Rotoiti, Ōkataina and Tarawera hold their boat opening until the Saturday after. Quelle ↗

Viel los – Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

• Festival

  Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

  28. Nov.SporteventVollSchließungenFrüh buchen

  Thousands ride the 160 km loop of Lake Taupo on the last Saturday of November, about an hour south of Rotorua; Taupo beds sell out, so riders and supporters spill into Rotorua and the lake road closes in sections. Quelle ↗

Hochbetrieb – New Zealand summer holidays, Christmas Day closures

• Feiertag

  New Zealand summer holidays

  20. Dez. – 1. Feb. · meistSchulferienVoll

  Families from Auckland and the Waikato fill the motels and the luge queue over the holidays, and the lakes turn into a boating carnival. Book the thermal parks for early in the day. Quelle ↗

• Feiertag

  Christmas Day closures

  25.–26. Dez.Weihnachten & NeujahrSchließungen

  Christmas Day is one of the few days most shops must close by law, and many cafes, restaurants and tours shut too. Boxing Day is a public holiday as well, when shops reopen for the sales and the roads fill with families heading off on summer holiday. Quelle ↗

Läuft noch: Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge (28. Nov.)