Home / Rotorua Daily PostUpdatedAnnabel ReidMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·2 Jun, 2026 09:54 PM4 mins to readAn abandoned water bore sprang into life overnight. Video / Ben FraserAn old, abandoned bore has “come alive again” at a Rotorua marae.Hemi Waerea, a Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara hapū member, said it erupted about 4.30pm yesterday and had not stopped.Waerea said he “shot down” to Tarewa Pounamu Marae on Tarewa Rd after receiving messages about the bore erupting.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Bore erupts at Rotorua marae, buildings and cars coated in 'mud substance'
A hapū member said the old, abandoned bore had 'come alive again'.
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