page_title: Geothermal areas in New Zealand
section_title: Tourist areas
hierarchical_section_title: Geothermal areas in New Zealand / Tourist areas
caption_attribution_description: Looking out over Pohutu Geyser and Geyser Flat, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, New Zealand
context_page_description: Located in a geologically active region, New Zealand has numerous geothermal features, including volcanoes, hot springs, geysers and volcanic lakes. Many of these features cluster together geographically, notably throughout the central North Island's Taupo Volcanic Zone. These areas attract scientific interest and tourism; power generators, industry and civil engineering also utilise them.
context_section_description: Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
   Tikitere (Hell's Gate), north of Rotorua
  Waimangu, south of Rotorua
  Waiotapu, south of Rotorua
  Craters of the Moon, Wairakei, north of Taupo
  Orakei Korako, north of Taupo
caption: Pohutu Geyser
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