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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Rotorua, Opotiki, Whakatane, Te Puke, Kawerau, Whakaari / White Island, Geyserland Express, Moutohora Island, Pink and White Terraces, Mayor Island / Tuhua, Galatea, New Zealand, Bay of Plenty, Putauaki, Tasman Mill, Kaimai Range, Tauranga Eastern Motorway, Te Wh nau- -Apanui, Lake Tarawera, Kawerau Power Station, Kaimai Express, Lake Rotoiti, Te Teko, The Daily Post, Rurima Island, Taneatua, Lake Rotokakahi, Lake Okataina, East Cape, Edgecumbe, Lake Okareka, Waimarino, Lake Rotomahana, Katikati, Bay of Plenty Times, Kaingaroa Forest, Murupara, Motiti Island, Mamaku, Whakatane Airport, Okere Falls, Ohope Beach, Lake Rotoehu, Omokoroa, Lake Tikitapu, Te Urewera, Huka Prawn Park, Lake Te Paritu, Matata, New Zealand, Whirinaki Forest Park, Green Lake, New Zealand, Te Wairoa, Ruatoki, Tarawera Falls, Awakeri, Te Paepae o Aotea, Minginui, Onepu, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Lake Rerewhakaaitu, Galatea Aerodrome, Oropi, Waihi Beach, Paroa, Bay of Plenty, Mamaku Ranges, Kaharoa, Maketu, Frying Pan Lake, Newdicks Beach, Pekatahi, Hamurana Spring, Kaimai hydro power scheme, Te Kaha, Mount Tutu Eco-Sanctuary, Te Tapuwae, Pikowai, Cape Runaway, Mayor of Opotiki. Excerpt: The Bay of Plenty (M ori: ), often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several M ori villages there, in stark contrast to the earlier observations he had made in Poverty Bay. In the 2006 Census, the Bay of Plenty had an estimated resident population of 257,379, making it the fifth-most populous region in New Zealand. The region also has the third-highest regional population density in New Zealand, with only the 11th-largest land area. The major population centres in the region are Tauranga, Rotorua and Whak...