Ngawha Springs

Ngawha Springs
Ngawha Springs
Coordinates: 35°24′32″S 173°51′36″E / 35.40889°S 173.86000°E / -35.40889; 173.86000
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Far North District

Ngawha Springs is a small settlement approximately five kilometres east of the town of Kaikohe, Northland in New Zealand.

It is the location of hot water springs that reputedly have therapeutic properties for those who bathe in teir waters, and is the source of the steam used at the Ngawha geothermal field's power station. The nearby Northland Region Corrections Facility is the only prison in Northland.

Waiariki pools

Entry to the hot water springs cost $4 per adult. Facilities are very basic, there are no showers, only basic changing facilities; and it is recommended that you bring footwear. The pools themselves vary in temperature and so give a wide range of hot springs from the rather cool 32'c to the extremely hot "Favourite" and "Doctor".[1]

The nearby Ginns Ngawha Spa has been closed since 2015.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Te Waiariki Ngawha Springs". ngawha.com. PARAHIRAHI NGAWHA WAIARIKI TRUST. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ de Graaf, Peter (23 September 2015). "Asbestos casts doubt on Ngawha Springs". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

Coordinates: 35°24′32″S 173°51′36″E / 35.409°S 173.860°E / -35.409; 173.860


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