Totara Springs Christian Centre - Totara Springs Christian Centre 288 Taihoa North Road
About Totara Springs Christian Centre
The story of Tōtara Springs starts back in 1940 at the Te Aroha Sports Domain where an Easter Camp for young people was held for the first time. As the event grew, it moved around a number of locations until a farm was bought and in 1967 the first Easter Camp was held at Tōtara Springs.
It was believed hot water could be found in the area so in 1968 it was time to start drilling. After drilling 235 meters down into solid rock the money was gone and no hot water was found. The committee prayed and decided to drill another 27 meters and still no water was found. The faith of the committee was strong and after drilling another 60 meters hot water was found! This still feeds the swimming pool with a pleasant 36C all year round.
That same year a permanent kitchen and dining room was built and still makes up part of the current dining and admin facilities.
In 1980 the auditorium was built to replace the use of marquees for large events. It was the biggest building project undertaken at the time and was initiated by the need for a covered venue for the international Rally Arura to be held in 1982 with 1500 children attending.
Since then the motels, lodges and conference centre have been built as well as a kitchen upgrade in 2011 and an extension to the dining room in 2013. Over all this time God has faithfully provided Tōtara Springs with what it has needed to continue to do his work in the Waikato.
Contact Totara Springs Christian Centre
| Address : | Totara Springs Christian Centre 288 Taihoa North Road, Taihoa 3473, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +78887 |
| Postal code : | 3473 |
| Website : | https://www.totarasprings.org.nz/ |
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Robert Searle on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amazing place. Great staff. Well oiled operation. Glad to have had the opportunity to experience the place. Would've been nice if the cabin heater had worked though. ?
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Paul Clayton on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The stuff and atmosphere not to forget about the activities are absolutely amazing. Keep up the good work.
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Carolyn Garvitch on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Awesome staff. Fabulous site. Thanks guys. From Kaipaki School Seniors.
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Yea :D on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The staff was friendly and nice, but the cabins had spiders in them and they were really dusty and gross. The mattresses were uncomfortable and the heater in the room was broken. The food was actually really good and most of the activities were fun. For it being a Christian camp, the Christianity wasn’t forced upon you apart from saying grace before eating which I’m pretty sure was optional but was preferred. The slide and the pool was really warm aswell. Kinda wish I went when it was more warm and not in the middle of winter.
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Brandon Baxter on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Absolutely incredible place. I’ve been coming here pretty regularly for almost three years now and I could not recommend it enough. Hot springs pool, river activities, abseiling, frisbee golf course, rugby field, indoor gymnasium, zip line (flying fox), clean facilities and really great staff. Couldn’t ask for anything more, and I will continue to come here for as long as I can.
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Neil Gordon on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First Easter camp and an amazing and fantastic time. Thank you to Chris, all the volunteers, and staff who made our experience at Totara Springs a truly memorable one. A great way to celebrate Easter.
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Sandy Ward on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Have been over to this week's Sports Camp to watch the Hockey. Brilliant set up for all sports & so well organized & run. Fantastic experience for boys & girls. Well done Libby & Maddie from Bethlehem College for getting thru to the finals of hockey tonight.
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Sophie Li on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I'm not impressed with the cabins. They were unclean and gross. There were dead flies on the shelves and holes in the walls and we had cockroaches and mosquitoes in the middle of the night.
The water slides were super duper fun though, I was so disappointed when it ended. The food was also okay I guess. The cups were dirty, I think they were just old. But the staff was super nice and the activities were super fun :)
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