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Fenton Street, Rotorua

Fenton Street, Rotorua

Where once a resort like Rotorua was reached by train, and was mostly the preserve of the affluent, the spread of car ownership and improved roads brought increasing numbers of middle-income holidaymakers. They used the motels lining Fenton Street – seen here in the late 1960s.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: EP/1986/5198/26

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Volcanic Plateau region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Dec-10
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/volcanic-plateau-region/13/2