The Waterworks

Might not be the pinnacle of our NZ North Island tour, but it’s way up there. We had an amazing time in this truly magical park. Everything here is made from stuff that’s been dumped at the local tip. The ingenuity, knowledge and skill that has gone into creating this incredible place is just incredible! We came here to spend an hour or two and ended up staying overnight night in our camper van. I would recommend this park to families with children and old fossils like us. It’s not Alton Towers, it’s way quirkier, and far more educational. If you have a sense of humour, you’ll love the written interpretation too!

Awesome place to visit especially family with young kids to teenagers, lots of things to do you can spend the whole day here

This is an excellent location to visit, especially during the summer months. Children enjoy the water play areas, and the staff provided exceptional service and a discounted rate due to intermittent rain. A wide selection of food and beverages, including hot drinks, is available at affordable prices.

This place is Brilliant. 30s couple took 3yr old, 1.5yr old and a grandpa and a dog with us. Genuine fun for everyone there. We came on a not so sunny day and still spent a very happy 2.5 hours. If the weather was sunny and we were up for river swimming could have spent the whole day easily. Nice little Cafe and plenty of BBQ areas as well. Just great.

Loved it. Lot and lots of quirky water related activities. Often when attempting to get someone else wet, the perpetrator would fine themselves being squirted. Great kids (adults too) play area, swimming holes in the stream, an excellent maze & BBQ areas.

This a place the whole family can enjoy, there is a little bit of something for everyone. I recommend setting aside about two to three hours to bumble around and experience everything. There are plenty of interactive activities to play on a learn the physics of somethings. On appearance it looks a bit run down but it not expensive and well worth going.

A really unique, educational, and fun attraction! The maze definitely got us… we had a blast :)

It'd a quirky park really great experience.. lots off effort put in and thought.. good fun.. brings out the inner child on an Adult.. maze, shooting water battle ships, lake swims, and lots more, 2hrs or more needed to at least enjoy and apreciate the park..