Single source · New Zealand
Waiwera
Waiwera geothermal artesian aquifer, Waiwera Valley, Hibiscus Coast, north of Auckland
The thermal elder. Drawn from an aquifer carbon-dated near fifteen thousand years, the water the local Maori called Te Rata, the doctor · barely mineralised, faintly alkaline, quiet in the glass.
Mineral analysis
TDS120mg/L total dissolved solids
Still, light, calcium-crisp with a dry, mineral finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium2.6 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium1.2 mg/L
low-sodium · under the 20 mg/L diet line
Unverified. Values estimated, pending a sourced analysis.
- soft on the tongue
- faint mineral hush
- clean warm-earth finish
Waiwera is a still water from New Zealand with 120 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 12 mg/L calcium, 2.6 mg/L magnesium and 1.2 mg/L sodium.
Silky, slightly bitter · closest in profile to Acqua Panna.
Type · The Dry Wit