Waiwera Hot Pools

Waiwera hot pools (now branded as Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort) is a large thermal spa situated in Orewa, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. The park is New Zealand's largest water park and is the 9th largest in the worldFact|date=October 2008. The complex claims 350,000 visitors per year and consists of 26 pools plus various slides. [ [http://www.waiwera.co.nz/thermal-pools/ Waiwera spa web site] ]

History

The presence of hot springs bubbling up through the sands of Waiwera beach was known to Māori 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. [ [http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/HotSpringsAndGeothermalEnergy/ThermalPoolsAndSpas/1/ENZ-Resources/Standard/4/en Te Ara encyclopedia of New Zealand] ]

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