The presence of hot springs bubbling up through the sands of Waiwera Beach was known to Maori in pre-European times, and the name Waiwera means 'hot water'. Commercialisation commenced in 1875 when Scottish-born entrepreneur Robert Graham built bathing facilities at the beach and a hotel nearby.
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