Napier residents have shown "overwhelming" support for a new 50m pool at the Napier Aquatic Centre.
The Napier City Council has recently completed inital consultation on three options for its proposed expansion of the Onekawa facility. It is currently one of only two public pools in the city.
Of the three options, the first was a $19.5million extension of existing facilities, and option two the "25 metre new build" - a $37million new pool complex with three pools, a cafe and water play area, and a new community fitness and wellness centre.
However, of the total 2010 people who weighed in, the community "overwhelmingly supported" option three, with 1695 votes for a new pool complex including a 50 metre pool.
This option touted the 50 metre as one of three new pools in a $38 million complex, which would also include a cafe and water play area, and a new community fitness and wellness centre.