It will also have community meeting rooms and a kitchen. The Christchurch City Council is already recruiting managers for the new pool and will advertise for workers, lifeguards, fitness instructors and customer service workers in May and June. “Work on the facility is progressing really well and we’re on track to have it open later this year,’’ the council’s head of recreation, sports and events, Nigel Cox, said. Groups wanting to book space at the pool could now email the council to express interest, he said. Times for Swimssmart swimming lessons would also be released later this year.
Linwood College student Caitlin Templeton hopes to work in environmental science when she completes her studies. The 16-year-old is well on her way, with seven NCEA level 1 excellence grades, including in maths, science and geography. “I was absolutely stoked; there were a couple of them that I wasn t expecting,” she said. She did not feel the lockdown had a negative impact on her studies. “It was an adjustment to get used to, but I did OK.” Fellow Linwood College student Mario Cvetkoski received an overall excellence endorsement in his level 3 NCEA grades, having studied calculus, physics, chemistry, English literature and visual arts in his final year of high school.