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occurring naturally. There is a complex of mineral pools and recreational activities, such as
Parakai Springs. These pools are fed from bores which draw from a geothermal aquifer which lies in the fractured Waitemata sandstone and compacted alluvial sediments.
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Parakai and the
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English's Creamery existed in Parakai at the corner of Fordyce road and the main road to South Head.
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