Waiwera
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Waiwera is a small town in the north of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. Waiwera is 6 km north of Orewa, 6 km south-east of Puhoi, 23 km south-east of Warkworth and approximately 35 km from the Auc
Waiwera Road
Watercolour of Waiwera c. 1860s drawn by John Hoyte
Waiwera in the 1940s
Waiwera from the east
Waiwera Hot Springs
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Waiwera Hot Springs 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 develop
Waiwera
…and means "Hot Water" (Wai = Water and Wera = Hot), and is a shortened version of the traditional name Waiwerawera. Its main claim to fame was the hot water springs which were well known in pre-European times and reputedly visited by Māori from as far away as Thames. The first European settler to promote the springs…
Waiwera Hot Springs Hotel, early 1900s
Waiwera Hot Springs showing hotel and fields, 1940s
Waiwera Hot Springs in 2006