The Rotorua geothermal resource forms a major part of the economic structure of Rotorua City and beyond. The main economic components include:
- Direct tourist related ventures - where tourists can look at geothermal features and sit in geothermal mineral pools;
- Indirect linkages - accommodation, restaurant and souvenir businesses, etc provide jobs and flow-on economies transferring money through the local economy;
- Energy use - both industry and residential homes utilise the geothermal energy to save on electricity costs;
- Therapeutic potential - mineral fluids and geothermal heat have been valued as medicinal remedies for centuries in cultures around the world.
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