Waiariki
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New Zealand has an abundance of hot springs, known as waiariki in Māori. 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 Taupo Volcanic Zone.
The area of Whakarewarewa near Rotorua is also known as Waiariki due to the abundance of geothermal features there.
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[edit] Hot Springs of Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Ruapehu
- Ngaruahoe
- Ketetahi
- Ngawha`
- Helensville
- Waiwera
- Orewa
- Miranda
- Waingaro
- Kawhia
- Okoiroire
- Matamata )Crystal Hot springs)
- Te Aroha
- Paeroa
- Katikati
- Taupo (Craters of the Moon) ( De Bretts)
- Turangi
- Rotorua
- Tauranga
- Mt Maunganui
- Whakatane
- Hot water beach ( Hahei )
- Kawarau
- Tokoroa
- Wairakei
- Broadlands
[edit] Uses
- Therapy
- Electricity. Steam turbine power stations,
- Heating. Factories, Hotels, Motels, homes, institutions.
- Chemical Mining
- Horticulture (commercial greenhouse operation)
- Cooking (Tradditional use)
- Tourism
- Beverages
[edit] Historic Baths
Rotorua
[edit] Historic Tourism
Pink and White Terraces
[edit] Associated phenomena
- Geysers
- Smell
- biology of streams and rivers altered
- geology of surrounding area
[edit] External links
- Images of New Zealand Rakiura Images
