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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 6 (October 1, 1928)

The Morere Hot Springs

The Morere Hot Springs.

The next place of interest visited was the Morere Hot Springs. The prosperous district of Matawhero is traversed shortly after leaving Gisborne. Looking at the trim farms one finds it hard to reconcile them with the dark days when Te Kooti stalked abroad, and where over 30 innocent victims fell before his renegade followers in what is now known as the Poverty Bay Massacre. Looking back from a bend in the road over the Wharerata Hill, Gisborne can be seen through the blue afternoon haze. The descent of the other side of the hill safely negotiated, we pull up at Morere. Its chief interest is the Government thermal springs. These are credited with great medicinal and healing properties. A comfortable hotel contributes to the comfort of the visitor. A visit to these springs is really worth while. The bathhouses are three in number and are situated in one of the loveliest gullies it has been my lot to see. Ferns of all kinds abound in richest profusion, the stately and tropical nikau predominating. The track to the bath houses is lit by electricity, and an obliging caretaker makes visitors welcome.