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Coromandel beaches: Hot Water Beach

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Coromandel beaches: Hot Water Beach

Hot water from underground geothermal springs percolates into the sand at Hot Water Beach, on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, giving much pleasure to holiday makers.

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Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel places – Mercury Bay, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30670/coromandel-beaches-hot-water-beach (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Monin, published 13 December 2010.