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Bay of Plenty

Region in North Island, New Zealand

Overview

The Bay of Plenty is a region on the north-east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named for the large bay that stretches from East Cape to Coromandel Peninsula.

Fly to Rotorua Airport (ROT), Tauranga Airport (TRG) or Whakatane Airport (WHK).

Choose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.

Whakatāne · Regional · WHK

an active island volcano that you can fly over

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Towns

UnderstandGeothermal activity is a significant tourist attraction, particularly around Rotorua.

Get inFly to Rotorua Airport (ROT), Tauranga Airport (TRG) or Whakatane Airport (WHK).

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Summary from the Wikipedia article "Bay of Plenty Region", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Benjamin J Melville at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons