New Zealand - Waiwera
- Showing the Waiwera Hotel from the wharf
- 1903
- Richardson, James D Photo
Waiwera
- Waiwera is a small town in the north of the Auckland Region in New Zealand.
- The name is of Maori origin and means "Hot Water" (Wai = Water and Wera = Hot).
- Its main claim to fame are the hot water springs which were well known in pre-European times and reputedly visited by Maori from as far away as Thames.
- The first European settler to promote the springs was Robert Graham who established a health resort in 1848. During the late 19th century there was a regular steam ferry service from Auckland.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiwera)
Waiwera Hot Pools
- Waiwera Hot Pools (now branded as Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort) is a large thermal spa situated in Waiwera, just north of Auckland, New Zealand.
- The park is New Zealand's largest water park.
- The complex claims 350,000 visitors per year and consists of 26 pools plus various slides.
- The presence of hot springs bubbling up through the sands of Waiwera Beach was known to Maori in pre-European times, and the name Waiwera means 'hot water'. Commercialisation commenced in 1875 when Scottish-born entrepreneur Robert Graham built bathing facilities at the beach and a hotel nearby.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiwera_Hot_Pools)
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