WAIKITE GEYSER

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1938, Page 3

WAIKITE GEYSER

: RENEWED A CTTVITT. , ROTORUA, March 9. Visitors to theAVliakarewarexva tliery. mal reserve, who included several of ' the; officers of the 'French cruiser, Jeanne’d’ Arc, were provided with an unexpected recently, when -the‘famous Waikite Geyser, which has been quiescent forever two years, suddenly became,.active,. For upward of .tap hour the .geyser played shots to a height of aboiit oOft., and continued ;at short intervals throughout the day, vvith shorter ,displays. , ,-TJp .to -about, two years. ,the Waikite. jSeyser could always be ; relied upon to . visitors -with a .display several times each day, but with the renewal . of -activity of the Pohutu Geyser, Waikite'became inactive and until to-day it had remained so, in. spite of the fact -.that •Pohutu, l .also had been quiet for , many months.Geyser, activity-'at the reserve has been quiet for the last two months, ' although the Papakura Geyser, which re throws boiling: water - and steam up to .' adieight of about 10ft;-, is still playing continuously. Tfie mud holes and boil- , ing .pools also provide an attraction r *.; foi).visitors, but- as-yet there.is no ini' diention. of renewed - activity on the .part of.Pohutu. . . > . - ■ • 5 MMHMIHMMI