The Rotorua Government Garden is a large green area in the center of Rotorua, a public garden with information center, museums and many very good trails along the lake. The government garden is a small corner of Rotorua deep into Lake Rotorua. The whole Rotorua is a famous geothermal city in northern New Zealand. The air in the whole city is filled with a faint sulfur smell. It is very characteristic and there are many tourists. Basically a city supported by tourism