Rotorua is a hot spring town well-known for its Maori culture. Well, I don’t know about that. They say New Zealand is a bi-cultural country, but is it really? If you want a taste of Maori culture in Rotorua, you have to pay NZ$68 to join a tour, and take a 10-minute bus ride. The Maori concert and food during the tour were fantastic, but I still doubt New Zealand is a bi-cultural country.
That's because there's nothing really interesting about the Maori culture..although it is the only cultural thing that NZ have. I guess people find that NZ has no distinctive character or identity, which I think is kind of true. If you go to Christchurch, you'll find many french influence from buildings and surroundings, in Dunedin, you'll find Scottish influence..but at the same time, you'll see Maori culture.. It's just bizarre~ It's not bi-cultural country, more like multi-..I don't know.
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