# Blue Baths
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The '''Blue Baths''' is a heritage [geothermal baths](/source/Mineral_spa) building in [Rotorua](/source/Rotorua), in the [North Island](/source/North_Island) of New Zealand. The building is designed in the [Spanish Mission style](/source/Mission_Revival_architecture). It is listed as a Category 1 Historic Place by [Heritage New Zealand](/source/Heritage_New_Zealand).
The first Blue Baths at the [Government Gardens](/source/Government_Gardens) site were opened in 1886, and stood for over 40 years before being demolished in 1932 when the present building was constructed alongside.[{{Cite web |date=31 October 1932 |title=Historic Rotorua Bath - Demolition Proceeding - Opened 40 years ago |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19321031.2.36 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website= |publisher=Manawatu Standard |via=[Papers Past](/source/National_Library_of_New_Zealand) |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107215122/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19321031.2.36 |url-status=live }}]
Construction of the new building was well advanced by August 1932.[{{Cite web |date=30 August 1932 |title=Rotorua Blue Bath - Progress on New Building |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320830.2.102 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website= |publisher=New Zealand Herald |via=[Papers Past](/source/National_Library_of_New_Zealand) |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107215111/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19320830.2.102 |url-status=live }}]
On 26 January 2021, the Blue Baths was closed to the public after a seismic assessment found the building met only 15 percent of the strength requirements for new buildings.[{{Cite web |date=12 April 2021 |title=Blue Baths, Queens Drive, Government Gardens, Rotorua - Detailed Seismic Assessment Report |url=https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/repository/libraries/id:2e3idno3317q9sihrv36/hierarchy/our-council/officialinformation/oia2021/28-May-2021-Blue%20Baths%2C%20Queens%20Drive%2C%20Government%20Gardens%2C%20Rotorua%20-%20DSA%20Report.pdf |publisher=[Tonkin + Taylor](/source/Tonkin_%2B_Taylor) |via=[Rotorua Lakes Council](/source/Rotorua_Lakes_Council) |access-date=7 January 2023 |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110184746/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/repository/libraries/id:2e3idno3317q9sihrv36/hierarchy/our-council/officialinformation/oia2021/28-May-2021-Blue%20Baths%2C%20Queens%20Drive%2C%20Government%20Gardens%2C%20Rotorua%20-%20DSA%20Report.pdf |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |last=Desmarais |first=Felix |date=2023-01-07 |title=Rotorua's Blue Baths left in a 'staggering' state after closure |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482039/rotorua-s-blue-baths-left-in-a-staggering-state-after-closure |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=[RNZ](/source/RNZ) |language=en-nz |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107072322/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/482039/rotorua-s-blue-baths-left-in-a-staggering-state-after-closure |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |date=30 June 2021 |title=Detailed Seismic Assessment completed on Rotorua Blue Baths |url=https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2ek7yco3q1cxbyy2o51v |access-date=2023-01-07 |publisher=[Rotorua Lakes Council](/source/Rotorua_Lakes_Council) |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212201/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2ek7yco3q1cxbyy2o51v |url-status=live }}][{{Cite web |date=25 August 2022 |title=Blue Baths update |url=https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2j78pv8zf17q9s67wvu8 |access-date=2023-01-07 |publisher=[Rotorua Lakes Council](/source/Rotorua_Lakes_Council) |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107212154/https://www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/our-council/news/news?item=id:2j78pv8zf17q9s67wvu8 |url-status=live }}]
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/5394/Blue%20Baths Blue Baths] at Heritage New Zealand
* [https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23063926 Blue Baths in 1930's tourism brochure] at [Alexander Turnbull Library](/source/Alexander_Turnbull_Library)
* [https://bluebaths.co.nz/ The Blue Baths Establishment] former leaseholder
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Category:Buildings and structures in Rotorua
Category:Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic places in the Bay of Plenty Region
Category:Mission Revival architecture in New Zealand
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