Te Puia Springs
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For the Rotorua tourist attraction branded as 'Te Puia', see New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute.
Te Puia Springs is a small town on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, located 103 km north of Gisborne.[1] Its population is estimated to be 3 to 4 hundred people. It consists of one hospital and one shop. It has natural springs flowing throughout it, the reason being is that it is in the hills of the Ngāti Porou area. The local people like to bathe in these springs claiming that they have healing properties.
[edit] Wild life
Much of the land around this area has not been developed and still remains bush land. As a result of this there remains a lot of native wild life in this area such as the Tirairaka, the Kereru and the Tui. These are only a few of the native wild life in the area.
[edit] References
- ^ NZLocums profile: Te Puia Springs. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
Coordinates: 38°04′S 178°18′E / 38.067°S 178.3°E
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