New Zealand's volcanic, tourist hotspot Rotorua has been named as one of the top places to see in 2018 in the prestigious The New York Times' Places to Visit list.
The only New Zealand location to make the list, the paper praises the city's "geothermal blessings".
While the sulphurous geysers have an infamy within Aotearoa, Rotorua's mud games and massages have helped earn the city spot 46 on the list of 52.
According to the American newspaper this accolade makes 2018 the year for the world to visit the North Island's "hub of Maori culture".