WAI means ‘water’ in Māori, the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand. And WERA means ‘hot’. Together, they make up WAIWERA, pronounced ‘why-wear-ah’. That’s us. The first bottled water in the Southern Hemisphere.

THE SOURCE
The idyllic valley of Waiwera is nestled in the North Island of New Zealand. Hidden some 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) deep is one of the main geothermal aquifers in the South Pacific. Here, surrounded mostly by sandstone, the water is completely inaccessible to any possible contamination.
Created naturally over many years underground, Waiwera is a Living Water. It absorbs minerals and energy from the surrounding earth. And when mature, it rises to the surface under immense pressure.
The therapeutic and curative properties of Waiwera water are legendary. The local Māori revered it as 'Te Rata' (‘The Doctor’) for hundreds of years. The rest of the world caught on around 1840 and since then people have been coming from far and wide to partake of its healing properties. Today, some 150 years later, we are proud to say ‘the elixir of life’ is still bottled at source.

RECENT HISTORY
In 1875, Waiwera water was first bottled in its distinctive ‘Georgia’ green bottle and promoted as ‘the elixir of life’. Nurtured by Māori legend, a new tradition was born. Waiwera learned to walk in the footsteps of giants. The popularity of the resort grew steadily until 1920, attracting daily ships full of people from as close by as Auckland, and as far away as London.
Fast forward to the 21st century. Today, Waiwera is livelier than ever, eager to put New Zealand back on the world stage. Again.
The perfect drinking water deserves nothing less than the perfect vessel. Since 2006 the iconic Waiwera bottle has garnered international acclaim from the United States to New Zealand. Including the coveted ‘Best Packaging’ title at the prestigious bottledwaterworld International Design Awards in Milan.