Community Pools season ending early

Due to a reduced number of qualified staff at our Community Summer Pools, we are having to close a week earlier than planned.

Bouts of COVID paired with student lifeguards returning to university have left Council’s Aquatic Team a little bit light.

“We are unable to staff all of our six free pools around the District (Pātea, Waverley, Manaia, Rāwhitiroa, Kaponga and Eltham) with qualified lifeguards so Sunday 5 March will be the last day of operation - a week earlier than planned,” says Council's Property and Facilities Operations Manager Phil Waite. "Please continue to check the Hāwera Aquatic Centre facebook page daily to ensure the pool you want to visit is open as we navigate this."

The Hāwera Aquatic Centre is also temporarily opening later during the weekends at 10.30am.