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Kōrero: Geothermal energy

Taking the waters

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Taking the waters

A group of men bathe in Roturua’s Pavilion Baths, the first government bathhouse. In the late 1880s and 1890s, when this photograph was probably taken, bathing was segregated and costumes were not worn.

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Rotorua Museum of Art and History, Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa

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Carol Stewart, Geothermal energy – Heat from the earth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5420/taking-the-waters (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carol Stewart, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.