Mental spring cleaning: How bathing can be used to cleanse your mind
With the new spring season comes the opportunity to cleanse and declutter. Discover how to perform a spring clean on your mind at Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa.
The wero to New Zealand businesses: preserving te reo Māori
This year marks the 50 year celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Yet, with only 4.3 percent of Aotearoa able to hold a conversation in te reo Māori, the wero (challenge) has been laid to businesses to do their part to preserve the taonga. Since its inception in 1975, Te wiki o Te…
Bathe, brew and bites: The Father’s Day gift that goes deeper
Celebrate Father’s Day in Rotorua with a gift rooted in Māori tradition. Discover Wai Ariki’s hot springs packages – indulgent, restorative, and meaningful
History of Māori Bathing
Te Arawa Māori bathing culture: New Zealand’s best kept secret For centuries, people from all around the world have appreciated a good spa day – and rightfully so. From therapeutic hot springs and geothermal pools, to facials and massages, what’s not to like? Yet, despite having our own, rich Māori bathing culture in New Zealand,…
Run the Forest 2025: From Rotorua’s trails to Wai Ariki’s waters
Thousands of tired legs, happy hearts and muddy shoes made their way from the trails to Wai Ariki’s hot springs this past weekend as Run the Forest 2025 returned to Rotorua on Saturday, 9 August. As principal sponsor of the popular trail event for the second year running, Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa once…
Maia Te Tuhi creates space for healing at Wai Ariki
Working in one of the most beautiful locations in Aotearoa (arguably the world) at one of the country’s most iconic, award-winning wellness venues, where Natalie Portman has visited and Jason Momoa aka Aquaman is basically a regular, doesn’t sound like the worst job in the world. But for Maia, it’s about much more than the…
