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WHAT'S HERE?
Bubbling mud pools. Sarah Milicich.
Kuirau Park is located on the northern side of Rotorua city centre. The park has many geothermal pools, ranging in temperatures from 20 to 90 degrees Celsius. There are walkways that lead you around the geothermal features and information boards along the way. After your stroll around, take your shoes off and enjoy a foot soak in the geothermal foot baths!
LEARN ABOUT IT
Steaming geothermal waters. Sarah Milicich.
Kuirau Park is part of the larger Rotorua Geothermal System, where geothermal waters reach the surface and form pools. The largest and most well known of these is Kuirau Lake located on the northern margin of the park, and totalling over 3000 m2 in surface area. Water temperatures routinely reach 40-50 degrees Celsius.
Numerous other large geothermal pools are located on the fringes of the park. Some comprising of hot geothermal water, while others are a mix geothermal and shallow groundwater. The clear pools are often the hot water.
Be sure to stay on the safe side of the fence. Not only are some of these pools near boiling, but some of the mud on the fringes of the pools is near boiling and may bubble and spit hot mud with no notice.
Numerous other large geothermal pools are located on the fringes of the park. Some comprising of hot geothermal water, while others are a mix geothermal and shallow groundwater. The clear pools are often the hot water.
Be sure to stay on the safe side of the fence. Not only are some of these pools near boiling, but some of the mud on the fringes of the pools is near boiling and may bubble and spit hot mud with no notice.
HAVE A LOOK!
Steaming geothermal waters. Sarah Milicich.
Have a walk around the park, observe the differences in water colour, water activity, and note any sulfur odours around the pool. Do you think some of the pools are hotter than others? How many different types of geothermal springs do you think there are?
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Directions/Advisory
There is plenty of parking available within the park and sporting grounds.
This is an active geothermal area, and is susceptible to hydrothermal eruptions. Keep a safe distance from the geothermal features. DO NOT climb over the fences!
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WHEELCHAIR
Features
Geothermal
Geological Age
Uncertain, but several thousand years old at least.
Zealandia Evolution Sequence
Pākihi Supergoup: 5 million years ago – present
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