Top 3 hot springs to discover

September 2012

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September 2012

Steam rises from a hot water beach in Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Photo: Derek Morrison
For outdoors people there is a massive up side to living in a country created by a series of fault lines. We wouldn’t have the Southern Alps and we certainly wouldn’t have the myriad of thermally heated natural springs dotted throughout the country. By Derek Morrison Welcome Flat Hot Pools, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park Nestled […]

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