Kōrero: Northland places

Taking the waters (2 o 3)

Taking the waters

In the late 19th century the government bought land around the Ngāwhā thermal springs, and pools were developed. This photograph, probably taken in the 1960s, shows visitors soaking in the pools, which vary in temperature.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-037719; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Claudia Orange, 'Northland places - Kaikohe and district', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7833/taking-the-waters (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Claudia Orange, updated 1 May 2015