Pegasus Post: July 24, 2018

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Battle over pool space at QE II
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
SPORT GROUPS and
recreational users are jostling
for space at the new QE II
Recreation and Sport Centre.
The Coastal ­Burwood Community
Board has noted concerns
have been expressed from
recreational
pool users
over the
closure of the
25m pool for
water polo
activities.
Currently
there is no
Kim Money
access to the
public lane
swimming
space in the 25m pool on Monday
night from 7-9.30pm and
Wednesday from 5pm-9.30pm.
This is due to the pool being
used for water polo activities,
which requires a 2m depth.
A seminar has been planned
which will be attended by
the community board next
Wednesday to evaluate how the
first month of operation at QE
II has gone.
The $38.6 million aquatic
facility has been popular since
it opened last month. As of
POPULAR: The Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre has
had a one in one out policy 19 times since it opened due to
reaching full capacity.
Friday, the pool had reached
capacity 19 times.
Of those, eight were in the
school holidays. The facility
has a 130m hydroslide, a 25m
lap pool with a movable floor,
a leisure pool with lazy river
and water toys, a learn-to-swim
pool, a hydro-therapy pool, a
spa, sauna and steam room.
City council head of recreation,
sport and events Nigel Cox
said the pool space for the centre
has been very challenging
with the a large number of user
groups requesting space.
He said before the facility
opened there were a number
of user groups operating with
limited space.
“The opening of Taiora: QE II
allowed us to provide a solution
for these groups but . . . balancing
this need with other groups,
including individual pool users,
is always challenging,” he said.
Mr Cox said it has accommodated
public lane swimming
at all other times, and ensured
public swimming is available at
other sites in the centre during
the two time slots the 25m
pool is used for water polo
activities.
Across all pools, 22 incidents
of code browns have been
recorded.
Chairwoman Kim Money
said there is clearly a demand
for both public use of the pool
and groups.
“It would be really good to
understand from staff how they
are accommodating,” she said.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Are
you happy for the 25m pool
at Taiora QE II Recreation
and Sport Centre to be
closed off to the public?
Email your views to georgia.
oconnor@starmedia.kiwi
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