Known to locals as ‘Pupu’ springs, the water here is the clearest we’ve ever seen. Drew tried to capture it digitally but we aren’t sure it does it justice. The springs are considered a treasure to Maori both locally and nationally. They provide water for healing, and in the past were a place of ceremonial blessing at times of birth and death, and the leaving and returning of travellers.

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