Mauri ora: Last week the trustees and senior staff visited Te Waikoropupū during the start-of-year strategic hui. Te Waikoropupū Springs are a taonga and waahi tapu. The legends of Te Waikoropupū are told in the stories of Huriawa, its taniwha.The Springs are waiora, the purest form of water which is the wairua (spiritual) and the physical source of life.