Kuirau Park was the first to be featured in our Essential 50.
Over the past two months the Rotorua Daily Post has been bringing you what our readers consider Rotorua's Essential 50. These are the must-dos - the places to go, the things to see, what you need to experience.
Here is the full list in the order that we have published them. Print out and keep this list on your fridge door so you can experience the best things your home town has to offer, or bookmark it.
Day 1: Kuirau Park
Day 2: Trout fishing
Day 3: Thermal By Bike Cycleway
Day 4: Fish and chips at the Lakefront
Day 5: The Arts Village
Day 6: Boutique shopping
Day 7: Coffee spots
Day 8: Lady Jane's Ice Cream Parlour
Day 9: Wingspan
Day 10: Geothermal Wonderland
Day 11: Rotorua canopy tours
Day 12: Rainbow Mountain and Kerosene Creek
Day 13: Rotorua Museum
Day 14: Paradise Valley Springs
Day 15: Ohinemutu Village
Day 16: Rotorua's Lakes
Day 17: Thrills and Spills Air
Day 18: Government Gardens
Day 19: Hamurana Springs
Day 20: Get a ta moko
Day 21: Rainbow Springs
Day 22: Thrills and spills on the water
Day 23: Redwoods
Day 24: Geothermal spas
Day 25: Mt Tarawera
Day 26: Maori culture
Day 27: Rotorua Marathon
Day 28: Rotorua Night Market
Day 29: Rotorua Lakefront
Day 30: New Zealand Aria
Day 31: Skyline Rotorua
Day 32: Sporting events
Day 33: Rotorua's nightlife
Day 34: Te Puia
Day 35: Agroventures
Day 36: Centennial Park
Day 37: Eat Streat
Day 38: World-class mountain bike trails
Day 39: Raggamuffin
Day 40: Thrills and spills on the land
Day 41: Conquer Mt Ngongotaha
Day 42: Rotorua Library
Day 43: Rotorua Bike Festival
Day 44: Lakeland Queen
Day 45: Soak it up at Rotoiti
Day 46: Rotorua's music events
Day 47: Agrodome
Day 47: Agrodome
Day 48: Whakarewarewa Village
Day 49: Lakeside
Day 50: Rotorua's parks and gardens
Pākeha author Lorraine McLeod’s new book inspired by challenge from Tā Toby Curtis.