The Dunedin City Council is to look into the possibility of helping to invest in some school swimming pools.
Perceived advantages include easing demand on Moana Pool and enabling some schools to provide year-round facilities for learn-to-swim classes and improved access for pupils of nearby schools without pools.
Exploring potential for “co-investment” follows a review of aquatic facilities.
Dunedin has enough pool space to comfortably meet national guidelines, but it has greater reliance than some parts of New Zealand on school and community pools.