29th July 2025 Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa in Rotorua has been nominated in two categories of the World Spa Awards 2025: New Zealand’s Best Day Spa 2025 and World’s Best Mineral & Hot Springs Spa 2025.
20th May 2025 TRENZ / Wai ArikiThe attraction, which opened in 2023, won’t reveal revenue but says its customer numbers are growing every month.
15th July 2024 Awards / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa has been recognised in the 2024 World Architecture Festival awards.
21st June 2024 M&C / MEETINGS / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa has won best new exhibitor at MEETINGS, which wound up yesterday in Rotorua.
12th June 2024 Wai ArikiThe new attraction says revenue is picking up and it already has bookings for 2025 but the journey getting to its first year has not been easy.
8th May 2024 Awards / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa has been recognised at the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Waikato-Bay of Plenty Architectural Awards.
11th April 2024 Te Puia / Wai ArikiDavid Tapsell has been named as a member of the advisory group making decisions on the government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill.
29th November 2023 Wai ArikiSenior managers have left the new Rotorua attraction just months after its opening.
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.
30th October 2023 Hamilton Airport / Wai ArikiWai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa, Waikato Regional Airport Group chief executive Mark Morgan, and the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment team have won awards at the Central People Property 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.
10th May 2023 Attractions / Wai ArikiThe opening of Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa is being hailed as a potential “game changer” for Rotorua’s economy and tourism sector.
