New Waiheke Swimming Pool – Where Are We?
The Te Huruhi Community Pool is a collaboration between the Waiheke Pool Society, Te Huruhi Primary School and Swimgym – and of course, you, the community.
Together we are excited to be taking some steps towards an improved facility for the community. As you may know, our goal is a year-round heated indoor facility on Waiheke Island for the benefit of all sectors of the community
Concept Plan – Te Huruhi Community Pool
The Waiheke Community Pool Incorporated (Pool Society) would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who participated in the recent survey conducted for the pool project. We had 635 responses and of these 88% were in favour of the plan.
It was great to see many of you recognising this plan as a feasible step for the Waiheke community given our population size the costs associated with a facility for the island. Whilst we recognise it would be great to have a facility to match those of Auckland city we feel the proposed project can offer a pool sufficient to suit the needs of our community.
There were some valuable suggestions that came through the survey that we will take on board in the planning of the facility. We have been fortunate to have received a grant from the Local Board towards the project that will kick start us into action. These funds are vital to help us get underway.
What’s next? We need to expand on our concept plans with some more detailed designs which will assist us in costing up the project. A project manager will also likely be employed to run the project. Then it comes down to fully funding the project.
The Pool Society are looking for support to help make this dream a reality so we would welcome any ideas and assistance to help get it off the ground. We don’t want to lose momentum so we will be doing what we can to keep the dream alive and get the island a new pool facility.
In conjunction with the Te Huruhi School Board, Waiheke Local Board and the community, we are confident we can make this happen.
New Waiheke Pool update from The Waiheke Pool Society
With the current social media attention a pool on Waiheke has been getting through the Local Board debates, we felt it prudent to explain the Waiheke Pool Society’s present position to help detail some facts. Pool Society Structure The Pool Society was formed in 2014. We are a group of volunteers working towards a greater…
2019 – 2020 opening times
Attention Families! The Te Huruhi Community Swimming Pool is OPEN this summer holiday break! Daily Monday – Sunday between 12noon and 4pm. Come on in and enjoy our clear, clean & heated waters. Bring your toys, towels and shade. $2 per child (up to 18 years), $4 per adult, or get a family pass for…
Water Safety vs Learn to Swim
Waiheke Islanders are very lucky to be offered the Auckland-wide John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams lessons right here on the island. It’s a programme designed around water safety and ensuring that over the course of their primary school years, our children have enough training to keep themselves safe in water (eg float) and can…
Local Board funds feasibility study to define build and operating costs of a pool
See the relevant Notice of Motion here: 30 January NOM Swimming Pool
New Waiheke Pool update from The Waiheke Pool Society
With the current social media attention a pool on Waiheke has been getting through the Local Board debates, we felt it prudent to explain the Waiheke Pool Society’s present position to help detail some facts. Pool Society Structure The Pool Society was formed in 2014. We are a group of volunteers working towards a greater…
2019 – 2020 opening times
Attention Families! The Te Huruhi Community Swimming Pool is OPEN this summer holiday break! Daily Monday – Sunday between 12noon and 4pm. Come on in and enjoy our clear, clean & heated waters. Bring your toys, towels and shade. $2 per child (up to 18 years), $4 per adult, or get a family pass for…
Water Safety vs Learn to Swim
Waiheke Islanders are very lucky to be offered the Auckland-wide John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams lessons right here on the island. It’s a programme designed around water safety and ensuring that over the course of their primary school years, our children have enough training to keep themselves safe in water (eg float) and can…
Local Board funds feasibility study to define build and operating costs of a pool
See the relevant Notice of Motion here: 30 January NOM Swimming Pool