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Taking the waters

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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.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Kaikohe and district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7833/taking-the-waters (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.