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Rotorua, New Zealand Best Day Spa at Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort is Rotorua’s only destination Spa Resort offering;

Wai Ora Day Spa offers a unique range of New Zealand spa therapies that make up the "New Zealand Cultural Spa" regime based on the healing and wellness practices of the New Zealand Maori. Our signature "Wai Ora" massage, based on the traditional massage techiques of Moari known as Miri Miri, is a full body massage that is at once relaxing and rejevenating to the body and soul.

Wai Ora Day Spa is Rotorua's only destination Spa and specialises in Rotorua mud therapies that use the renown geothermal muds from  Hellsgate Thermal Reserve  with its own exclusive mud spa product  brand "Alite".. Enjoy a unique mud therapy, facial or body wrap incorporating traditional Maori massage (miri miri) or indulge in an aromatherapy treatment, a manicure. pedicure or a steaming herbal sauna.

Enjoy the Wai Ora Spa Water Experience which includes a range of hot spa pools experiences, a steam room and "Kawa Kawa" (traditional New Zealand healing herb)infused steam sauna.Access to the Wai Ora water experience is complimentary to in house guests and clients undertaking therapies at the Wai Ora Day Spa.

Wai Ora Lakeside Day Spa’s signature treatments are based on traditional Maori techniques using a range of natural spa products "Alite"exclusive to the Wai Ora Group. Wai Ora spa products utilize the unique healing properties of some of New Zealand’s indigenous flora and fauna enriched with natural minerals and geothermal mud.

To add to your day spa experience, why not enjoy a selection of healthy gourmet spa cuisine from Wai Ora’s own Mokoia Restaurant, accompanied by refreshments from our juice bar or join us for a refreshing drink of our exclusive New Zealand wellness "Manuka tea" and "Manuka Honey".

You can also choose to stay in the luxurious comfort of our boutique accommodation for a well deserved corporate retreat, or a romantic getaway.

Wai Ora Lakeside Day Spa is open to in house  and casual guests 
from 11am – 11pm daily.

A range of spa packages and New Zealand cultural experiences are also available in conjunction with Mokoia Island Wai Ora Experiences and Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa. Please contact us for further information.


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