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By train to Rotorua

New Zealand Railways regularly sought to promote tourist traffic on its routes. This advertisement, which appeared in the Otago Witness in advance of the 1907-08 Christmas and summer holiday, promoted Rotorua, as well as other resorts that could be reached at least part way by rail.

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Reference: Otago Witness, 18 December 1907, p. 47

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – Geothermal tourism and spas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/15156/by-train-to-rotorua (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.