Taranaki Mineral Pools

Taranaki Mineral Pools is a natural sulfurous hot spring facility in New Plymouth, Taranaki Region, New Zealand's North Island, where geothermal waters associated with the volcanic geology of the Taranaki Region — dominated by the perfect cone of Mount Taranaki, one of the world's most symmetrical composite volcanoes — are used in thermal pool bathing in a small wellness facility within the city. The springs serve New Plymouth's community as a local relaxation resource in a region whose spectacular volcanic landscape, coastal surf beaches, and internationally recognised WOMAD music festival have made it one of New Zealand's most cultured and scenically distinctive provincial cities. The sulfurous mineral composition of the Taranaki pools, valued within a long thermal tradition for relaxation and the comfort it leaves on the skin, provides authentic geothermal bathing within easy reach of the Mount Taranaki hiking tracks, the Pukekura Park botanical gardens, and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery — one of New Zealand's foremost contemporary art institutions.