New Zealand has a large number of hot springs. Many of them are used for therapeutic purposes.
The highest concentration of such springs is in the Central Plateau region of the North Island, in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. The area of Whakarewarewa near Rotorua is also known as Waiariki, from the Māori name for hot springs, due to the abundance of geothermal features in the area.
Hot springs of New Zealand
editThis is an incomplete list and does not include the less notable or popular locations.
North Island
edit- Broadlands
- Craters of the Moon geothermal area
- Frying Pan Lake now known as Waimangu Cauldron
- Hot Water Beach (Hahei)
- Katikati
- Kawerau
- Ketetahi Springs
- Mangatutu Hot Springs
- Matamata (Crystal Hot springs)
- Miranda
- Mōrere
- Mount Maunganui
- Mount Ruapehu
- Ngawha Springs
- Okoroire
- Paeroa
- Parakai, Helensville
- Rotorua
- Taranaki Thermal Springs[1][pg 249]
- Taupō (Spa Creek, De Bretts)
- Tauranga
- Te Aroha
- Te Puia Springs (Gisborne region)
- Te Puia Springs (Kawhia)
- Tokaanu Thermal Pools[1][pg 305]
- Tokoroa
- Waihi Village, Tokaanu,[2] and Motuoapa[3] near Tūrangi
- Waingaro
- Wairakei
- Waiwera, near Orewa
- Whakatāne (Awakeri springs)
- Whitianga (The Lost Spring)
South Island
edit- Hanmer Springs
- Hurunui River
- Maruia Springs, Maruia River
- Otehake River
- Wanganui River
- Welcome Flat, Copland River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rawlings-Ray, Charles (2008). New Zealand. Lonely Planet.
- ^ Tokaanu—Waihi—Hipaua Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Environment Waikato.
- ^ Area guide[permanent dead link], Turangi.
Further reading
edit- Jackson, Sally (2017). Hot springs of New Zealand. Hot Water Publishing. ISBN 9780473397692.
- List of hot pools, temperatures, flow rates, etc. in Geothermal Resources In New Zealand An Overview: Trevor M. Hunt, Wairakei Research Centre, Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd 1998
- Geology of Naike hot springs, Waikato
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