Last year the investigations into land stability and geothermal water availability for a new day spa gave us enough confidence to continue planning for a new facility. It’s still early days for a project of this size and this year we’ll continue looking at what’s needed to create a facility that will attract more visitors to the town and district.

When we consulted on the day spa project as part of the 2021-2031 Long Term Plan we had a strong business case, but needed more detail before giving the project the final go-ahead, and we promised to come back to you when we had more information.

Since then we’ve brought on expertise to oversee, manage and contribute to this exciting commercial initiative. Currently this group of experts is working on the creation of concept options for the new day spa. When the options are ready, the concept designs and costings will be presented to Council who will agree on their preferred option/s, and determine whether or not further consultion with the community is required. That is expected to happen in late 2022. 

For a more detailed update check out mpdc.nz/spaupdate, or to get updates straight to your inbox sign up at mpdc.nz/signup (and select Te Aroha Spa under Projects).