'We want to develop something similar to what we did around the Rugby World Cup. He had put out a call via Facebook looking for people who can ice skate to be part of the entertainment for a winter festival at the ice rink. Meanwhile, Mr Croft said the Rotorua Entertains group, which was formed for Rugby World Cup 2011 to draw local talent to entertain the crowds, could be brought back into action for the winter festival. 'When was the last time people went ice-skating in Rotorua?' He said given Rotorua was bigger than Taupo and was a tourist city, he expected even more people to take advantage of being able to go ice skating in Rotorua. He said about 33,000 people had used the rink over six weeks in Wellington, about 20,000 people over five weeks in Hamilton and 16,000 people over five weeks in Taupo. The rinks were originally imported into New Zealand for ice hockey matches between USA and Canada.ĭirector of sales and marketing David Parlane expects more than 16,000 people to use the ice-skating rink in Rotorua. The rink is one of two travelling around New Zealand as part of the New Zealand Ice Skating City Tour. 'It's about creating something that gives it value by bringing people into the city.' 'I would like to see it come back regularly. Roblox, the Roblox logo and Powering Imagination are among our registered and unregistered trademarks in the U.S.

It's just too good an opportunity to miss out on,' he said. Mr Croft said they hoped it would become a regular winter feature for Rotorua.

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