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The Many Attractions of Rotorua

By Larry Rivera, About.com

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Outdoor Lawn Bowling in the Government Gardens

Lawn bowling at Government Gardens

Rotorua activities include outdoor lawn bowling, a popular summer sport

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Rotorua activities include outdoor lawn bowling which is one of the most popular summer sports with New Zealand's not-so-young.

These Rotorua bowling greens are part of the Government Gardens, which provide an attractive setting for the Elizabethan-style Rotorua Museum of Art and History (Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa) built as a thermal spa.

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