Kids Activities - Koutu (3010)

Discover Rotorua's rich culture, volatile landscape and dramatic history in this world-class museum. Innovative exhibitions, fascinating cinema experiences and informative guided tours enable visitors to discover the amazing stories of this unique region. Watch the Rotorua Stories film to discover the scientific and mythological reasons for Rotorua's volatile landscape, or visit the poignant Maori Battalion Cinema to learn about the heroic soldiers in World War II. Meet famous leaders, legendary ... Read more heroes and beautiful treasures in our Te Arawa galleries. Plus five changing galleries showcase artworks and objects from our collection, as well as an exciting programme of touring exhibitions. Centrally located in the iconic Bath House building, Rotorua Museum can be explored from basement to rooftop, with fantastic views of the city and lake. The museum shop has a wide range of local arts, crafts and books, and the café sells great coffee and a tasty all day menu.

18 holes of Mini Golf in a true NZ setting, surrounded by native bush and birds with bunnies roaming the course! Presenting with a distinct Kiwi ambience, boasting a magnificent backdrop of New Zealand native bush, the Mini Golf Rotorua experience features waterfalls, fish ponds, a 2000 year old Rata stump and abundant wildlife. American designed for competition, reflecting your skill, it remains achievable for children! 2000m+ of fairy lights makes for a whole new ball game come nightfall. Mini ... Read more Golf Rotorua is conveniently situated next to Skyline Skyrides on Fairy Springs road.

Founded in 1999 the NZSA identifies & recruits young rugby, rugby league, women’s rugby & netball players from all over New Zealand. Each year NZSA delivers a unique combination of full time coaching, tertiary studies, training and mentoring in a disciplined environment that promotes Maori sporting flair. We also deliver a strength and conditioning program to improve our student’s physical attributes like strength, speed and power.

We are a mixed age early childhood education centre tucked away in a quiet street. We are open from 8-5:15 to suit working and non-working parents alike. We also offer a van service for those who don't have access to a vehicle. We pride ourselves on offering a child learning based curriculum, meaning we help the child learn through following their interests and encouraging their curiosity. We aim to have every child that starts school from our centre be a capable and confident learner. We ... Read more offer lots of activities for the children to choose from everyday and take groups of children on regular trips around Rotorua. We prepare all our children's meals onsite and encourage healthy eating by growing some of our own produce in our gardens and cooking healthy heart meals. Please come and check us out, visitors are free to drop in anytime, you are always welcome.

Rotorua Golf Club is a special place, like no other, with a unique thermal course set in the heart of New Zealand's premier visitor destination. The 18 hole Arikikapakapa course provides a magnificent golfing experience. We have a fully equipped golf shop with club, trundler, and cart hire. A welcoming cafe and club house awaits your visit.

Set on 1 acre of gardens just 5 minutes’ drive from Rotorua, Santa Maria Motel offers free Wi-Fi, a swimming pool and a hot tub. Each room features satellite TV with over 50 channels. Motel Santa Maria is 5 minutes’ drive from Te Puia Thermal Park and 10 minutes’ drive from Rotorua Airport. Okere Falls and Lake Rotorua are each a 15-minute drive away. All rooms have a well-equipped kitchenette or kitchen with a microwave, refrigerator and tea/coffee making facilities. Some rooms also ... Read more feature laundry facilities. Guests can enjoy a relaxing stroll in the Redwoods opposite or have a meal in the barbecue area. The tour desk can organise local activities including rafting and day cruises.

Before/After School and Holiday Programs Located in the CBD Open 6.30am - 6pm Mon - Fri Oscar subsidies available

WWE KNOW WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CHILD'S LIFE! With over 37 years experience internationally, the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy is the best provider of developmental drama. OUR CLASSES The aim of the Academy is to help young people, 5-13 years, develop: Enthusiasm Confidence Self Esteem Conversational ability Social Skills These aims are achieved through a highly developed, original, drama programme. Each lesson is carefully planned. LOWER PRIMARY - 5-8 YEARS The ... Read more Academy's mature and experienced teacher helps motivate and inspire the students to become articulate communicators through enthusiastic participation in a wide range of creative activities including speech, creative movement, improvisation, and a special year-end performance. UPPER PRIMARY - 9-13 YEARS Students participate in a wide range of creative activities including speech, dramatic movement, improvisation, snippets and scene starters. At the end of each year they utilise all the ...

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Pathways is a community-based kindergarten that provides excellent early childhood education in a loving and natural environment. Children from 2-7 years old are enrolled the kindergarten, while 0-2 year olds can attend the playgroup sessions with their parents/caregivers twice a week. All children learn 'life from life in a warm, homelike environment, incorporating the values and qualities of truth, beauty and goodness. Pathways Kindergarten is guided by Rudolf Steiner's philosophies and teachings ... Read more while also recognising and incorporating the national curriculum, Te Whariki. Please call/email our friendly staff to arrange a visit.

Experience the thrill of flying high above untraversed native forest valleys in this three hour zipline adventure. Take in the whole picture of ecology from great heights with classic Kiwi guides who bring knowledge, humour, fun and a whole lot of ‘Kiwiana’ to the adventure, with safety of the utmost importance. The guides help visitors handfeed wild native birds, while sharing knowledge of the bird song, flora and fauna. With a portion of every ticket invested into conservation, everyone is ... Read more part of the forest restoration story. With three years of conservation and tonnes of pest removed from the Dansey Road Scenic Reserve, 180ha of this forest is now predator free and rowdy birdsong is returning, so keep an eye out for Robins, Kereru, Tomtit, Tui, Bellbirds, Whiteheads, Kaka and Fantails. The dream is to restore the eco-system to the one Captain James Cook discovered on arrival to New Zealand – full of loud bird chorus. On the way traverse a 1.2km network of ziplines, swingbridges, ...

5 Star accommodation plus a heated swimming pool, tennis court. mini golf, sauna & small gym

We are Rotorua's longest established dedicated Pilates Studio. We offer Group Pilates Classes, including Bootie Barre and Flow Pilates. We also offer personalised program sessions. Principal instructors and studio owners Barry and Sandy Bird each have over fifteen years experience in the Pilates Industry in Sydney Australia and New Zealand. Both hold Diplomas in Professional Pilates Instruction from Pilates I.T.C. Barry And Sandy established Pilates Focus in 2006.. Our studio is centrally located ... Read more in Rotorua and offers a clean, light and happy space to workout in. If you have not done Pilates before we can teach you the five basic principles that define the Pilates system in a personalised layered way that will focus you on developing your best possible technique. If you are already Pilates literate you can be assured of a quality full body workout with us.

Hi, AFace4u offers Face Painting, Body Painting, Glitter Tattoos, Frozen Parties, no event is to big or small. We cover Bay Of Plenty, Waikato and anywhere in New Zealand (Travel costs may apply) We use only the best quality makeup, a clean sponge and clean water on each and every client as we believe in offering the best to all our clients. If you have any questions we are happy to help in any way we can. Have a look at our reviews on Facebook. Thanks for looking, have a great day :)

Creative Yarns is your local yarn shop, stocking gorgeous knitting and crochet patterns as well as the yummiest selection of yarns sourced from all over the world, both in our Rotorua shop and online, we are a knitters heaven that has to do with all things 'knit', with knitting and crochet classes, knit accessories, haberdashery and buttons, as well as a range of carded wool for spinning and felting. Spring has arrived and we have lots of exciting new yarns and patterns to tempt you, so now is ... Read more the time to start your summer knitting projects. New summer yarns are arriving, so check back often to see the latest yarns & patterns. We aim to supply an unbeatable range of quality yarns from top suppliers such as Naturally, Filatura Di Crosa, Countrywide, Ashford, Adriafil, Tahki, Ozark, Prism, Sirdar, Sublime, King Cole and of course our very own Creative Yarns hand dyed yarns. We are now importing exclusive fancy yarns from Europe, these are from only $5.00 a ball, or $8.00 for metallics. Now ...

Squash club

Violin teaching for ages 7 and over, beginner to grade 5 level.

MIGS (Mid Island Gym Sports) are a local club based in your Rotorua community, we offer awesome birthday parties, fund filled activities such as recreation gymnastics and trampoline. Competitive trampoline, tumbling and gymnastics. MIGS offer pre school classes that are well known in the Rotorua community. We hold exciting holiday programmes all year round! We also offer Parkour and Trapeze classes. MIGS have a wonderful facility to share with you, come and check us out.

Traditional martial arts school focusing on Jujutsu (self-defence) and Kenjutsu (samurai-swordsmanship). Minimum age 14 years Maximum age - no limit Suitable for male and females Develops confidence, fitness, dexterity, social skills, assertiveness and provides understanding of an ancient foreign culture in a safe and friendly atmosphere Many study Jujutsu for its benefit as a superb method of self-defence Members of the new Zealand martial Arts Institute - a body set up to ensure and register ... Read more instructors as being bone fide and properly qualified and safe.

Beginner Photography Tuition, one on one or couple. Minimum charge $45.00 per hour per person. Minimum of three hours. Any type of camera but specialising in Canon DSLRs. I will introduce you to the best Rotorua nature sights and we will go on a photographic journeys together, review the results and you will have a selection of beautiful images to add to your collection. Mosaic workshops including mosaic native birds, fish and insects. Group tuition or individual. All ages welcome. $135.00 ... Read more for three hours Acrylic and water colour painting lessons, all ages and levels welcome. I tailor make the class to your needs and wishes. $135.00 for three hours. Studio classroom in an organic mosaic garden filled with flowers butterflies and birds. Monday to Wednesdays Weekends by arrangement. $45.00 per hour per person. Limited spaces and places. Book and pay in advance to secure your space. Enquiries welcome. See my display of artwork and mosaics at Third Place Café Lake ...

As the inventors of this iconic adventure experience, at OGO Rotorua, visitors are offered multiple OGO ride options where we add 40 litres of water; (cool in summer, warm in winter). Choose from the side by side H2OGO Straight Tracks which start from 250m up the hill and race one another downhill. From here, you Superman-dive into the OGO on your own, or have one, two or three friends in there together. H2OGO Sidewinder Track is the world’s longest at 350 metres, with 6 massive corners that ... Read more send you in a different directions as you zig zag your way down the hill in a wash of water in the mixed up craziness. Not into getting wet? Then try our brand new ride the DRYGO. With a double layered OGO and water placed in between, the DRYGO has been specially designed to simulate a water ride on our Straight Track. With the option to ride with one or two other people the DRYGO is perfect alternative for those who want to go for a ride but stay nice and dry. All visitors to OGO are rewarded ...

Rotorua Drama classes for students age Year 0-13+.Speech and Drama, Theatre in Action and Little Stars classes available. Speech New Zealand or Trinity Guildhall. Contact Jennifer now or check out the website.

We are a family friendly holiday park. We have a covered heated pool for year round swimming, great play ground and plenty of space of running around. We offer a range of accommodation to suit every budget, plus powered sites for all size caravans and camper vans. And we have life size dinosaurs!! So much to do in Rotorua. Come and visit us soon, we look forward to making your holiday awesome.

Welcome to Swimming Bay of Plenty. Whether you’re a member of many years, or simply a visitor interested in taking up a new and exciting sport in your area – we are sure you will find what you are looking for. Swimming can offer many things to many people, recreation, sport, enjoyment – but one thing is often overlooked, the need for swimming to be seen as a life skill. In this day and age it is amazing that less than 25 per cent of our 12-year-olds can swim 200 metres. Worse still is the ... Read more fact that every year more than 100 people drown in New Zealand, an island country where water sports are taken for granted. These are staggering statistics – but ones you can help change. By enrolling yourself or your children in one of Swimming Bay of Plenty’s many clubs, you will get the hands-on experience and coaching you need to make you more confident in the water

ABC Hillcrest is a converted house situated in Hillcrest. We are close to the local schools and Polytechnic. We provide a home away from home environment and a fantastic outdoor area, which helps develop children’s physical and cognitive skills, also fantastic gardens made by the children and whanau from our centre. The teachers in our centre have been at ABC Hillcrest for 6 years and more, this has contributed to the great relationships we have built with parents/whanau and the wider community. We ... Read more value parent/whanau opinions, suggestions and contributions to our centre and encourage parent participation. BE SCHOOL READY PROGRAMME We have a fantastic Be School Ready programme which helps prepare your child for school. Our Qualified and dedicated teachers support children in creative and critical thought processes all day. Our teachers provide purposeful experiences that introduce children to early concepts of maths, science, art, reading and other curriculum areas ...

Quiet, tranquil lakefront accommodation and conference venue on the shores of Lake Rotorua. Enjoy spectacular views of the lake and Mokoia Island and romantic evening sunsets. We have 16 quality ground floor units ideally suited for families. Choose from standard studios with kitchenette and fully self contained two bedroom family units or lakefront suites at the water's edge. All units have lake views, free unlimited ultra fast WiFi, 5 Sky TV channels and are serviced daily. The complex features ... Read more private indoor spa pool, an outside spa pool, heated outdoor pool, large BBQ area, children's play area and private jetty with a nearby boat ramp. Coin operated guest laundry available. Plenty of off street parking for boats. Mountain bike wash down area and storage available. Breakfasts available - continental or cooked. Functions venue on site for small weddings or family functions, seats 16-36, equipment & catering provided. We are located within easy driving distance of Rotorua ...

Holiday Park in the heart of Rotoura. Cosy Cottage Thermal Kiwi Holiday Park – Rotorua providing affordable accommodation in the city of Rotorua. The only campsite that offers thermal heated camping sites, we also offer thermal heated rooms, thermal heated showers, powered camper van sites, with heated communal areas, pet friendly and of course our namesake, cosy cottages. We cater to motorhome,s, caravan,s, fifth wheeler,s, camping, families, groups and the independent traveler. While ... Read more you’re here we have plenty to keep you relaxed, soak in our geothermal hot pools cook from our Thermal Steam Cooker to walks to the Rotorua lake-shore, where you can dig your own hot pools at the beach. Explore the natural geothermal area around and within the holiday park and meet some of the friendly wildlife that share these grounds with us.

Swim Rotorua are the only Swimming New Zealand and Swimming Bay of Plenty affiliated club in Rotorua. Swim Rotorua are always happy to welcome new members. Whether you want to improve your style, train for school competitions, water polo or triathlons or swim at the olympics we have a program to help you. Our first session is no charge so come along and see how we can help you

Welcome To Pure Dirt Tours Motorcycling off road is what we are all about. Whether you are looking to try dirt biking for the first time or are looking for a multiday adventure, we have a tour to suit you. We cater for ALL abilities and ages. No need to worry about a license, as all our tours are off road. All tours include a complete set of top of the line safety gear and modern dirt bike to suit your size and ability There are trails for beginners to experts. Because of our great range of ... Read more bikes and trails, we can offer you a complete off road experience, from a half hour family tour - to a three day all-inclusive tour with great meals and top accommodation. What ever you are into - kids rides, training, trail riding, Enduro, Motocross, Scramblers - we can offer you an amazing New Zealand riding experience. Merv and his expert guide team will find the trails to suit you. Beginner or pro, we guarantee that you will have a blast riding with us.