The Milky Way over Hot Water Beach, New Zealand. Located on Te Rata Bay, Lake Tawawera, Rotorua, New Zealand. A popular activity is to take a shovel and dig your own hot pool on the beach. New Zealand is a wonderful place for stargazing, as the air is clear, and many areas lack the light pollution so common elsewhere. A bonus feature of Hot Water Beach - if you walk the trail to the beach at night, you are likely to see the green lights of glow-worms shining through the undergrowth like myriad alien stars. A further nearby attraction is Cathedral Cove. #HotWaterBeachNewZealand #Rotorua #MilkyWayRotorua