Te Puia Springs

For the Rotorua tourist attraction branded as 'Te Puia', see New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute. For Kawhia beach springs of same name, see Kawhia Harbour § Te Puia Hot Springs.

Te Puia Springs is a village on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, located 103 km north of Gisborne.^[1]

Its population is estimated to be between 300 and 400 people. The village has a hospital and one shop.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]