Orakei-Koraco is an area with high geothermal activity in the north of the North Island of New Zealand in the Waikato River Valley.
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In this area there are many hot springs , geysers, mud baths. The most famous of these is the diamond geyser, its eruptions can last from several minutes to many hours, to a height of up to nine meters. The area was more than half flooded by Lake Ohakuri after the construction of a dam in 1960.
The Orakei region of Koraco is popular with tourists.