One of the pools at Tairāwhiti's aquatic centre is so old the heating is failing.
The Gisborne District Council has been struggling to consistently heat the 50m pool at its aquatic complex since January. Photo: LDR / The Gisborne Herald
Gisborne District Council said it had had problems heating the 50-metre pool at the Olympic Pool Complex since January, when the supply of woodchips it previously relied on from a local supplier abruptly dried up.
Since then, the council had been relying on a back-up gas boiler to heat the pool, but when that also failed, the entire pool complex had to be closed for a month.
Despite the gas boiler having subsequently been repaired, it was still experiencing stoppages, the cause of which had not been able to be determined.
The council is building a new $46m pool complex, called Kiwa Pools, which is due to open next year.
The new facility will feature a 50m x 20m multi-use pool and will be powered by electricity.