Lower Hutt pool closes suddenly after being declared earthquake-prone
Part of Lower Hutt's popular Naenae Pool + Fitness has closed without warning after an engineer's report found the learners' pool building to be below the required building standard.
Hutt City Council General Manager of City and Community Services Matt Reid said the report on the learners' pool building, which was added to the main building in 1997, had found it is now rated at less than 20 per cent of the New Building Standards.
While the learners' pool could legally have continued to operate, the council had decided to take a cautious approach and close it. Read more
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