Ngawha springs is epic.
Just a word of warning following on from Allan Bacon’s comments, drinking the water at Ngawha is a bit risky.
I think the black of the bulldog is caused by arsenic, no problem to sit in but probably could make you ill to drink.
Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel
Lower pool with gravel base
Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel
Lower riverside pool
Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel
Top pool, formally enclosed prior to recent redevelopment.