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<< Our Photo Pages >> Te Waikoropupu Springs - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in New Zealand

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Monday, 20 June 2005  Page Views: 11527

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Te Waikoropupu Springs Alternative Name: Pupu Springs
Country: New Zealand Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Takaka  Nearest Village: Takaka
Latitude: 40.8477S  Longitude: 172.769400E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Te Waikoropupu Springs
Te Waikoropupu Springs submitted by Klingon : The water is incredible clear. (Vote or comment on this photo)
These springs are sacred to the Maori people of New Zealand. The springs produce the second most pure water in the world, surpassed only by that found under the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica.

The water bursts forth at around 40 bathtubs per second after percolating through a network of natural marble lined channels under the Takaka Hills.

A mirrored viewing platform, rather like a periscope in reverse, allows one to view the rich variety of plant life that enjoys the upthrust pure water.

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Te Waikoropupu Springs
Te Waikoropupu Springs submitted by Klingon : The water is incredible clear. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Te Waikoropupu Springs
Te Waikoropupu Springs submitted by KiwiBetsy : (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Te Waikoropupu Springs
Te Waikoropupu Springs submitted by KiwiBetsy : Te Waikoropupu Springs are the legendary home and resting place of Huriawa, one of the three main taniwha (guardian spirits) of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Huriawa being both wise and brave, uses her mana to dive deep into land and sea to clear blocked waterways. For hundreds of years Huriawa has cared for the waters of these springs aided only by her children but today, the Department of Conserva... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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