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Waiwera Hot Pools is a hot springs system located in the small coastal village of Waiwera, just north of Auckland, New Zealand. They were known to the Māori people for centuries before being developed. In the 1960s and 70s overproduction and overpumping of the geothermal aquifer led to significant loss of pressure and desiccation of the springs in the late 1970. A decade later the thermal springs began to recover, although the system has not returned to the former artesian conditions.[1]
The commercial establishment, Waiwera Hot Pools, a large thermal spa and water park, was branded as Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort at the time of closure in 2018. The park had been New Zealand's largest water park. The complex claimed 350,000 visitors per year and consisted of 26 pools plus various slides.[2][3] The park closed to visitors in February 2018.[4]
- ^ Präg, M.; Becker, I.; Hilgers, C.; Walter, T. R.; Kühn, M. (2020). "Thermal UAS survey of reactivated hot spring activity in Waiwera, New Zealand". Advanced Geoscience. 54: 165–171. doi:10.5194/adgeo-54-165-2020.
- ^ Waiwera Spa, New Zealand.
- ^ "How to Make your Own Day Spa at Home". www.mozaikskin.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Sommerville, Troels (13 November 2023). "Rubble all that remains of Waiwera's famous hot pools, new aerial footage shows". Stuff. Retrieved 14 November 2023.