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Waiwera
Spring Water - Still
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Balance
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 Still
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Virginality
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| Minerality
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Low |
| Orientation
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Alkaline |
| Hardness
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Slightly Hard |
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Country of Origin: New Zealand |
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Region: North Island |
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Place Name: Waiwera Spa |
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Established: 1870 |
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Waiwera
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Waiwera Mineral Water was first bottled and sold at The Waiwera Thermal Resort in the 1870s. People came from all around the world "to take the waters" at Waiwera.
The Naturally Hot Mineral Water bubbled out of the ground and visitors bathed in and drank the water deriving considerable benefits from doing so. In 1875, (four years before the French first bottled and sold Evian) Waiwera Mineral Water was bottled in a flat green glass bottle and sold around the hotels in Auckland. The water was advertised in the New Zealand Herald in 1875 as "An invigorating and cooling draught and purifier of the blood."
Waiwera Infinity Artesian Water has just captured the Gold Medal for Package Design at the prestigious Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards held February 25, 2006 at the CoolFont Resort, West Virginia.
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Where to Buy Waiwera:
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aquadeli (New Zealand)
Aquadeli is New Zealand's first water concept store, with a large range of mineral and spring waters.
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BOTTLED WATER ANALYSIS:
| milligrams per liter
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| 120 |
TDS |
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| 9 |
ph factor |
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| 12 |
Calcium |
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| 30 |
Chlorides |
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| 20 |
Bicarbonate |
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| 2.6 |
Magnesium |
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| 0 |
Nitrate |
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| 2.6 |
Potassium |
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| 0.1 |
Silica |
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| 1.6 |
Sodium |
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| 0.6 |
Sulphates |
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The Process
At Waiwera the natural Spring Thermal water rises to the surface from a
great depth under its own energy, having become energized over a long period of
time after being filtered through miles of natures best filter medium, being
sand, and rock.
To protect the integrity of the water we sank a bore to 400 metres and
concrete encased the bore to ensure no surface ground water leakage. The water
emerges from the bore at 52 degrees centigrade, we then pass the water through
activated carbon filters, heat exchange units and a cooling tower, dual ultra
violet sterilizers, a water softening filter, a bank of reverse osmosis filters
and then to a stainless steel holding tank. From there the water is infused with
a specially prepared and proprietary mix of mineral salts, calcium, potassium,
magnesium and sodium.
The water then passes the water through a state of the art Ionic Separation unit
using electrolysis and then we energize and stabilize the water. From this
process Waiwera Infinity drinking water and the Infinity spa water which is used in the
Spa at Waiwera is extracted.
Before bottling the water is pumped through a stainless line and ozone
contact tower. The water is infused with ozone to .02 to .04 ppm and
continuously tested during bottling. The bottling line is state of the art
filling equipment by Procomac ex Italy featuring the latest and best features to
ensure the absolute integrity of the product.
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