Ngawha Springs

The main Ngāwhā Springs pool complex has 16 public pools and 8 private pools. The pools vary in temperature from the rather cool 32 °C / 89 °F to the extremely hot "Favourite" and "Doctor". The complex was refurbished in 2020–21, including a new building with changing rooms, a cafe, ticket office, shop and rooms for health practitioners. The previous major upgrade of facilities had been in the late 1970s. The nearby Ginns Ngawha Spa was closed in 2015, then reopened temporarily while Ngāwhā Springs was being refurbished in 2020–21. The two complexes are managed by the Parahirahi Ngāwhā Waiariki Trust. ==Demographics==

Statistics New Zealand describes Ngāwhā Springs as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Ngapuhi statistical area. Ngāwhā Springs had a population of 189 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 42 people (28.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people (53.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 90 males and 99 females in 63 dwellings. 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 29.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 54 people (28.6%) aged under 15 years, 42 (22.2%) aged 15 to 29, 78 (41.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (7.9%) aged 65 or older. ==References==