Te Puia Springs
Locality in Gisborne District, New Zealand
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Te Puia Springs is a village on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, located 103 km north of Gisborne.[4]
Te Puia Springs | |
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 Interactive map of Te Puia Springs | |
| Coordinates: 38.055°S 178.305°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Gisborne District |
| Ward | Tairāwhiti General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Gisborne District Council |
| • Mayor of Gisborne | Rehette Stoltz[1] |
| • East Coast MP | Dana Kirkpatrick[2] |
| • Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 4079 |
| Area code | 06 |
Its population is estimated to be between 300 and 400 people. The village has a hospital and one shop.[5] It has natural springs flowing throughout it, from hills in the Ngāti Porou area. The local people like to bathe in these springs, claiming that they have healing properties.[6]
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 wildlife in this area, such as tirairaka or fantail, kererū, tūī, and many others.[6]
