Tikitere | |
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Rural locality | |
Coordinates: 38°03′54″S 176°21′40″E / 38.065°S 176.361°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Bay of Plenty |
Territorial authority | Rotorua Lakes District |
Ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
Community | Partly in Rotorua Lakes Community |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
• Regional council | Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 760 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 3074 |
Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is a suburb in Rotorua's most active geothermal area[3] on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It includes many geothermal features such as steaming lakes, mudpools, fumaroles, a mud volcano and the Kakahi Falls, the largest hot waterfall in the southern hemisphere.[4]
The area is operated under the name "Hell’s Gate", and offers self-guided and guided tours of the geothermal park, information about its history and Māori culture, and a mud spa. It is part of the wider Tikitere-Ruahine geothermal field.[5]
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