New safety measures have been put in place at a popular swimming pool in Auckland after a teenager was left paralysed in a freak accident.
Several changes have been made at the Auckland Council-owned Pt Erin Pool complex, in Herne Bay, including improved staff training, new signs and age restrictions in certain areas.
The changes come after Lech-Welensa Lo Tam, 15, broke his neck after entering one of the pools on a slide head first this year.
Three of his friends had been swimming in the pool and he did not realise that the water under the slide was just 1m deep.
The slide also had an age restriction of 5-10 years, under supervision of a parent or guardian.