Towns & cities
Rotorua
city in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
New Zealand · -38.1378, 176.2514
Rotorua is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Rotorua, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.
Movies filmed in Rotorua
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Rotorua as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe
New Zealand·6 km north
crater lake in the North Island of New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Rotorua Caldera
New Zealand·7 km north
caldera on the North Island of New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Rotorua?
6 productions are recorded as filmed in Rotorua, including Pete's Dragon (2016), Without a Paddle (2004) and Prehistoric Park (2006–). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Rotorua?
Pete's Dragon (2016), covered by 33 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Rotorua?
Rotorua is in New Zealand. Its coordinates are -38.1378, 176.2514.
What other filming locations are near Rotorua?
Lake Rotorua / Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe (6 km north) and Rotorua Caldera (7 km north), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.