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Primrose Terraces

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Primrose Terraces

The Primrose Terraces at Waiotapu are the largest actively forming set of sinter terraces in New Zealand. They descend in a series of tiny steps, and can be crossed by a boardwalk.

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Carol Stewart, Hot springs, mud pools and geysers – Hot springs and related features, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6488/primrose-terraces (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carol Stewart, published 2 March 2009.