Photo by SharonPapierdreams, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
Photo by SharonPapierdreams, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island
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Water discovered by drilling in 1989
✓ Verified on 2026-07-28
The Lost Spring in Whitianga, on the Coromandel Peninsula, is a landscaped geothermal spa built around a genuine mineral hot spring. Its founder, Alan Hopping, spent years pursuing local legends of a lost healing spring before drilling operations finally struck hot water at around 625-667 metres below the surface in 1989. The site describes the water as roughly 16,000 years old and rich in minerals. Today the pools include the Amethyst Cave Pool at about 32°C and the Crater Lake Hot Pool at 39-40°C, alongside a day spa and poolside dining.
The spring was found by founder Alan Hopping after he became fascinated by local legends of a lost healing spring while running a Whitianga campground from 1980; drilling operations finally struck hot water around 625-667 metres underground in 1989, after nearly three weeks of continuous drilling.
Websitewww.thelostspring.co.nz
Address121a Cook Drive, Whitianga 3510, New Zealand