Sign-wielding supporters and swim club tell councillors: 'Save Wharenui Pool'
Ōtākaro Ltd Roof trusses go up at Christchurch's long-awaited Metro Sports Facility. (First published October 2020) “We want to sit at the table with the council and the school and look at what [that partnership] should be in the future.” Ormsby said because of the timeframe for Parakiore to open, there was time to find solutions. At one point in the meeting, he approached Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel to present a petition signed by 5000 people and various historical documents about the pool, supporters chanting as he did so. “I wonder if we've just saved you $10,000 of staff...