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Rotorua is a photographers dream! Come check out the natural beauty of the geothermal areas like Hells Gate! more
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Whose Mum deserves spoiling?! I know mine does - maybe a bit of pampering spa treatments? What a good idea!
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To all the fans out there don't forget to cast your vote for the Wai Ora Day Spa. We would love to be able to take away a couple of awards in the World Luxury Spa Awards again this year!
Its super easy - Just click the link below and make sure the rest of the family votes as well! more
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Just another great reason to come visit Hells Gate! Hells Gate mud is very good for your skin and the spa is wonderfully relaxing especially for sore joints and muscles.
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Get stuck in there girls! Hells Gate's multi-talented staff muck in with a bit of landscaping duty. Great Job ladies! more
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Aparently the "world famous in New Zealand" Jon Toogood enjoys a family holiday to Hells Gate as well. Did anyone see him there?? Walk in the footsteps of legendary NZ rockers! more
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The Wai Ora Day Spa has been nominated for the 2012 World Luxury Spa Awards! To win, we really need your help - please VOTE at the following link by scrolling down the nominee list and clicking on: Wai Ora Spa at Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort New Zealand.
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What are you doing for Earth Hour this Saturday? The award winning Mokoia Restaurant is having a candle lit dinner and 'Dutch Auction'...We'd love to see you there. more
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We are proud to announce that the Mokoia Restaurant has been voted #1 Restaurant in Rotorua by Trip Advisor! http://www.mokoiarestaurant.co.nz more
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Happy Valentines Day from the Wai Ora Resort! Have you got plans for this evening? We have a beautiful 8 course Degustation Dinner at Mokoia Restaurant, so treat the one you love! Call 073435100 to make a reservation
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Did you see us on the Breakfast Show this morning?...Here is the link incase you missed it. Come and try our Smoked Manuka Duck and Avocado Ice Cream for yourself at the Mokoia Resturant!
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Exciting news, Our Chef Ervin Garde and owner Bryan Hughes will be appearing on the Channel 1 Breakfast Show this Saturday morning at 8:50am. Be sure to tune in to see Ervin making his famous Avocado and Kawa Kawa Ice Cream! Why not come in to the Mokoia Resturant and experience it for yourself?
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Check out this fantastic article from the award winning blogger 'Not Quite Nigela'
Why not come and experience the luxury of the Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort by treating yourself to a Pamper Package or Dinner in the award winning Mokoia Restaurant?
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What are your dinner plans this weekend? We are proud to announce that Mokoia Restaurant, at the Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort has been awarded the Beef and Lamb excellence award for the third year running! We have an amazing shared dining menu so what are you waiting for? www.mokoiarestaurant.co.nz more
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us here at Hells Gate! The suns not out today so what better way to warm up than with a mud bath and spa...
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Hi everyone as you may or may not know we are part of the Wai Ora Group here in Rotorua soi we thought you may like this info as we have just refreshed our Mokoia Restaurant website: www.mokoiarestaurant.co.nz with our Christmas and New Year offerings. Have a look and join us to celebrate this holiday season. With live music from 10.00pm onwards on New Year's eve until the wee small hours Mokoia Restaurant will be the happening place. At last, our website is now on mobile format so you can book more
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We will post up a best of next week for posting and printing.....in the meantime share the series with your friends...
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Apologies ... the new FB updates killed the links...lets try that again...
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Check out this awesome video of the Hells Gate Rugby Mud Festival! Better yet - tickets for this weekend are on Grab One today! Have a look and register a team to get muddy! more
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Hey check out this Grab One deal for the Rotorua Rugby Mud Festival this weekend! Play mud rugby, mud tug of war, mud volleyball or mud scrum and come up against 4 Bay of Plenty Steamers!!!
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Bay Of Plenty Steamers players Chris Noakes and Phil Burleigh will be competing in the Mud Festival events tomorrow! See how you go against professional rugby players!
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The Daily Post has a great preview of the ROTORUA RUGBY MUD FESTIVAL - check out this link! more
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Oooo just a few days till the ROTORUA RUGBY MUD FESTIVAL begins!!! We've made the goalposts, we have the rugby balls and the mud is gushing forth! EXCITING more
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At the Mud Fest over the next 2 weekends we will have 19 All Black rugby jerseys from a signature series limited edition in a collection from 1996 through to 2009 with All Black signatures on display at Hells Gate.
The various jerseys within the collection have world-wide restricted releases ranging from 100 – 600 editions making them very unique!
Come to the ROTORUA RUGBY MUD FESTIVAL and CHECK THEM OUT! more
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Mud, mud and more glorious geothermal mud will be flying everywhere at the ROTORUA RUGBY MUD FESTIVAL at Hells Gate on the 17th & 18th, 24th & 25th September!
Dig your toes in for the rugby tug of war, compete for the best try dive in the mud, play mud rugby, show us your art skills with colourful mud rugby jersey body painting, enter mud orienteering to win a big prize, or just lay back and relax letting the rejuvenating properties of the world renowned geothermal mud refresh your skin! more
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Hey check out this awesome episode of Aussie River to Reef TV presenter Theo coming to get muddy at Hells Gate and also catching some trout at Lake Tarawera. more
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The inferno pools have water over 100 degrees celsius exploding like crazy more
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We do love it when the lovely students from Sir George Seymour College come to visit Hells Gate and get muddy with us! I'm sure your skin will be feeling so soft and smooth after the white mud facials you were giving each other! more
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Beautiful yellow sulphur crystals on a rock at Hells Gate more
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What is this out at Hells Gate? The first person to answer correctly will win a mud facial sample! more
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Glorious geothermal mud boils more
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Tough Guys & Gals can warm up after their race tomorrow at Hells Gate with $10 SPAS and 10% off all services including massages and therapies! more
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Students from Tinui Shool practice their pukana warrior faces after exploring the Hells Gate geothermal valley with their guide Rupine more
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Entering the Tough Guy & Gal challenge tomorrow? After traipsing through freezing cold wet, sloppy mud for 12km, cross the road to Hells Gate where we have a SPA SPECIAL! 50% off a sulphur spa for only $10 for all entrants!
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What a bunch of lovely ladies! Sir George Seymour Tourism College joined us at Hells Gate today for a guided tour of the valley. After hearing all about the beautification properties of the unique Hells Gate mud these ladies couldn't resist a MUD FACIAL at the Medicine Lake! Good on ya girls - your skin will be feeling silky smooth for days! more
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These are just some of our visitors who are game enough to play with the white mud in our geothermal park!! As you can see they are praticing their warrior faces for the upcoming Rugby World Cup!! more
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This is Don! Not just one of our bus drivers but now a Hells Gate guide! He passed his assessment this week with Kerry!! Well done Don more
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This postcard image is of writer Brett Atkinsons mother Evelyn Canham being showed around Hells Gate in the 1950s!
She is wearing the red jersey and is 14 years-old at the time. This is a well known image used in some overseas encyclopedias.
Brett wrote the recent Jetstar story on spa history in NZ with a focus on Hells Gate seen in an earlier Facebook post and sent us this postcard image! more
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To our Hells Gate staff who are currently on the ATTTO Kia Ora Mai workshop today, have a fantastic day of learning and hopefully bring some more knowledge to Hells Gate!!
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This is Dani!!
This morning she was busy setting up Hells Gate ready for our customers to use our fantastic mud! She is obviously dedicated to ensure the quality, because without realising it she accidently stepped into the mud bath while talking to Kerry!! This sent Kerry into a fit of laughter and Dani standing there in her wet pants and shoes!! more
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Our bubbling mud! more
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Keen to get covered in mud and appear on TV1's Breakfast programme tomorrow? Two volunteers will get a free half hour miri miri massage each afterwards - let us know if your keen by the end of the day!
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Check out Grab One today for 50% off an Adult pass (value $85) or 50% off a Family Pass (value $210) for Mud Bath, Spa & Geothermal Walk at Hell's Gate & Wai Ora Spa more
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This is our amazing tour guide Pearl giving a wave with the white mud! more
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This incredible photo was taken by Carol Atkinson on her visit to Hells Gate! more
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Just another day in Hell!! As you can see the beautiful, talented, stunning, witty Spa Manger Te Ao and just Doug have finished mud collection this morning. Very high technology was used to ensure there is plenty of mud for our visitors! A bucket and spade!! And mud on Te Ao's face!!! (she did that for a free facial!) more