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Drinking fountain

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Drinking fountain

People suffering from a range of ailments came to Te Aroha to bathe in the curative waters, and to drink them. However, this elaborate drinking fountain, made in 1906 and installed in the grounds of the Te Aroha Domain, dispensed fresh water rather than mineral water.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Te Aroha, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/27338/drinking-fountain (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.