Where it all began
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Discover the lesser-known story of Pure One, one of the most unique mineral waters in the world, dating back to the beginning of the 19th Century.
1906
What first began as an oil exploration in 1906, soon led to the discovery of warm mineral water, not oil, from a deep sealed well, 1,000m beneath the earth’s surface. The well had connected to the Matemateāonga Formation; a 3.6 - 11.6 million-year-old ancient aquifer deep beneath the earth's surface.
1914
The water ran to waste until 1914 when the Tarawhata Hot Mineral Baths were established. This saw a 25-metre by 12-metre bathhouse built, which was used as a public swimming pool, as well as several private baths all of which were enclosed in the same concrete building.
1939-1960
The Baths were very popular with the public and in 1939 H. Reedman, an Egyptian herbalist, advertised the Tarawhata Mineral Baths as “the most modern in the Southern Hemisphere… which compare with the famous Kreusnach Tonic Springs in Prussia, credited with Miraculous Cures in cases of Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Goitre and all Nervous Aliments as well as general Tonic for the System.”
The Baths remained extremely popular until they closed in the mid-1960's, which saw the historical bathhouse turned into a block of flats.
1992
Mike Fahy and Coral Lambert purchased the block of flats which were in operation for a further eight years under their ownership until an unexpected discovery was made - the old well head was turned on and the mineral water began flowing once more.
1999
Construction began in 1999 and The Bonithon Spa Health Co. Ltd (Mike & Coral), re-established the historical bathhouse to what it is known as today (Taranaki Thermal Spa), which saw its doors open to the public in September 2000.
2001
After a few years, Mike and Coral had the water further analysed and discovered that it was suitable for drinking as well. This saw the establishment of Pure One Mineral Water.
2023
We are proudly New Zealand family-owned and operated and have been providing the local Taranaki community along with some of the wider New Zealand region with mineral water for just over 20 years. 2023 & 2024 sees our expansion and we want to share our hidden gem with you, the people of Aotearoa New Zealand!
2024
We entered our first ever competition and took out the Gold in our category.
Water enthusiasts gather yearly at the Global Premium Water Conference known as the FineWaters Summit. The Summit holds the prestigious Taste & Design Awards which showcases the best of the best when it comes to natural bottled water.
This year it was held in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, with a five-judge panel of professional and experienced international water sommeliers and experts blind-tasting over 110 waters from 37 countries.