- Source: Hot springs in New Zealand
New Zealand has a large number of hot springs. Many of them are used for therapeutic purposes.
The highest concentration of such springs is in the Central Plateau region of the North Island, in the Taupō Volcanic Zone. The area of Whakarewarewa near Rotorua is also known as Waiariki, from the Māori name for hot springs, due to the abundance of geothermal features in the area.
Hot springs of New Zealand
This is an incomplete list and does not include the less notable or popular locations.
= North Island
=Broadlands
Craters of the Moon geothermal area
Frying Pan Lake now known as Waimangu Cauldron
Hot Water Beach (Hahei)
Katikati
Kawerau
Ketetahi Springs
Mangatutu Hot Springs
Matamata (Crystal Hot springs)
Miranda
Mōrere
Mount Maunganui
Mount Ruapehu
Ngawha Springs
Okoroire
Paeroa
Parakai, Helensville
Rotorua
Taranaki Thermal Springs[pg 249]
Taupō (Spa Creek, De Bretts)
Tauranga
Te Aroha
Te Puia Springs (Gisborne region)
Te Puia Springs (Kawhia)
Tokaanu Thermal Pools[pg 305]
Tokoroa
Waihi Village, Tokaanu, and Motuoapa near Tūrangi
Waingaro
Wairakei
Waiwera, near Orewa
Whakatāne (Awakeri springs)
Whitianga (The Lost Spring)
= South Island
=Hanmer Springs
Hurunui River
Maruia Springs, Maruia River
Otehake River
Wanganui River
Welcome Flat, Copland River
See also
Geothermal areas in New Zealand
References
Further reading
Jackson, Sally (2017). Hot springs of New Zealand. Hot Water Publishing. ISBN 9780473397692.
List of hot pools, temperatures, flow rates, etc. in Geothermal Resources In New Zealand An Overview: Trevor M. Hunt, Wairakei Research Centre, Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Ltd 1998 Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
Geology of Naike hot springs, Waikato
External links
The comprehensive guidebook 'Hot Springs of New Zealand' has been compiled by New Zealand's authority on recreational hot springs - hotspringsofnz.nz
A list of 100 hot springs and hot pools in New Zealand - nzhotpools.co.nz