Mōrere Hot Springs between Wairoa and Gisborne to reopen next week
It will be open from Thursday to Monday, 10am-5pm, and closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The tourist attraction reopened in December last year after it initially closed on December 21, 2022, because of a failing septic tank system.
At the time, a Mōrere Hot Springs Facebook post said the old infrastructure dated back almost 40 years and had been infrequently maintained. DoC took on site management in 2019.
Cyclone Gabrielle delayed DoC securing contractors, while global supply chain delays impacted the delivery of key septic system components for the remedial works.
Predicted reopening dates were delayed multiple times because of persistent issues – first from April or May last year to June, then from June to October, and finally from October to December.
The site has been described as a taonga by DoC and locals and was traditionally used by iwi as a source of healing.
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