22nd April 2024 Geothermal / Hot PoolsBay of Plenty Regional Council has approved a care plan to support the sustainable management of geothermal in Rotorua city.
3rd November 2023 Hot Pools / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa has been named as the Best New Spa at the 2023 Spa and Wellness Awards.
16th June 2023 Hot Pools / Wai ArikiThe government has invested $51m in the hot pools attraction, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the region.
1st June 2023 Hot PoolsNapier’s Ocean Spa pool and gym complex has reopened to the public after a significant upgrade.
17th April 2023 Hot Pools / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Thermal Hot Springs & Spa has opened bookings ahead of its anticipated launch later this year.
17th January 2023 Hot Pools / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa is on track for its Rotorua opening in mid-2023, with 40 staff expected to join the attraction.
19th December 2022 Hot Pools / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa in Rotorua is edging closer to completion, with the roof now in place on the development.
19th October 2022 Hot Pools / Ōpuke Thermal PoolsA good first winter helps Ōpuke Thermal Pools & Spa – partially owned by NZSki – put the pandemic behind it.
4th July 2022 DOC / Hot PoolsMangatutu Hot Springs in Hawke’s Bay could be closed if anti-social behaviour continues at the popular thermal pools and campsite.
8th February 2022 Attraction / Hot PoolsOne of the secrets to the success of Secret Spot Hot Tubs in Rotorua is the fact that it opened just a few months before Covid-19 struck.
25th November 2021 Hot PoolsMethven’s new Ōpuke Pools attraction “offers new economic solutions” to the challenges the town faces, says Stuart Nash.
23rd April 2021 Hot PoolsThe traditional healing qualities of the water may be a drawcard for wellness tourism.
21st April 2021 Hot Pools / WellnessNZ can be the world’s “new premier thermal mineral springs wellness destination”.
8th December 2020 Hot Pools“The Franz Josef Hot Pools are a major drawcard for the domestic market and local West Coasters.”
4th August 2020 Health / Hot PoolsChristchurch City Council is warning people with implanted cardiac devices against visiting the He Puna Taimoan hot pools.
10th June 2020 Hot Pools / RecoveryHanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa has reopened with no limits on numbers following the Government’s alert level 1 announcement on Monday.
28th May 2020 Hot PoolsIt has been a long time coming but the $11.2m He Puna Taimoana is about to open.
27th May 2020 Hot PoolsNew Brighton’s beachside hot pools complex, He Puna Taimoana, will open to the public this Saturday.
26th May 2020 Hot PoolsHanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa in north Canterbury will welcome its first customers post-Covid today after 65 days of being closed.
22nd May 2020 Hot PoolsThe attraction’s hot pools, ice rink, day spa and café will all be operational during the opening hours of 11am until 7pm, with start gazing after 7pm.
20th August 2019 Hot PoolsChristchurch’s new hot pools have been named He Puna Taimoana.
3rd April 2019 Attraction / Hot PoolsHanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa’s new $4.5m thermal pool extension will see five pools constructed on wooden piles in an effort to protect a number of 90-year old giant Redwood Trees.
15th February 2019 Hot Pools / PGFMethven’s proposed hot pools attraction has received a $7.5m loan from the government’s Provincial Growth Fund.
12th February 2019 Hot PoolsA new hot pool attraction is expected draw visitors from around the country to Christchurch,
4th May 2018 DGLT / Hot PoolsWork has begun on the exciting redevelopment of Otumuheke Stream area in Spa Thermal Park, Taupo.
