Auckland councillors to vote whether public pools operations should be private

Currently, 22 facilities are managed by the council but 20 are already managed by third-party providers. Tomorrow, councillors will vote on whether to fully outsource operations of the remaining facilities; partially outsource them; or retain the status quo. PSA president Benedict Ferguson told Susana Lei'ataua council pools and leisure centres are an essential part of community life and wellbeing and they should remain in public hands.