The downfall of the iconic Waiwera Thermal Resort

Waiwera Thermal Resort was once filled with sound of splashing water and laughing families enjoying a much-needed day out.  

Those happy sounds have been replaced by an eerie silence, with the entire complex sitting empty for the last six years.   

Waiwera’s facilities have collapsed into disrepair in the long wait for a buyer who never came. And now, left with little other choice, it will all be demolished.   

So how did this tourism favourite fall so quickly, and is there a warning here for other businesses? 

Today on The Front Page, Damien is joined by NZ Herald property editor Anne Gibson to get the inside story on the Auckland icon that became a wasteland. 

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