Tikitere
Tikitere | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
Hot pools in 2019 | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 780 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 3074 |
Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is a suburb in Rotorua's most active geothermal area 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.
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.