{"id":335212,"date":"2026-03-18T05:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335212\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:41:09","slug":"hastings-frimley-pools-closing-to-be-replaced-by-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335212\/","title":{"rendered":"Hastings\u2019 Frimley Pools closing, to be replaced by grass"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c[With] other aquatic facilities across the district still operating at around 50% capacity even on peak days, it was no longer responsible to continue investing in the complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cImportantly, the site will remain public recreation space, so while this chapter is closing, the area will continue to have a place for families to make memories for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The council looked for groups interested in taking over the complex in 2025<\/a>, but no proposals moved forward.<\/p>\n

As a result, the council is removing the pool\u2019s infrastructure while keeping certain areas so the section of the park could remain open for future opportunities.<\/p>\n

Works include removing the 50m, learner and toddler pools and associated paved areas, sheds, shade sails, barbecue, seating and basketball hoop.<\/p>\n

The pools would be filled with concrete, fill, gravel and topsoil before the area is grassed.<\/p>\n

The land would remain public recreation space, protected as Recreation Reserve land under the Reserves Act, meaning it could not be sold or developed for residential or commercial use.<\/p>\n

No notable trees in Frimley Park would be affected by the work.<\/p>\n

Frimley Park remains open throughout the work, with works confined to a fenced area.<\/p>\n

The main buildings, grandstand and fencing would be retained so the site could be considered for future uses.<\/p>\n

Work takes place Monday to Friday between 7am and 5pm over six weeks, weather permitting, with some Saturday morning work between 7am and midday if required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201c[With] other aquatic facilities across the district still operating at around 50% capacity even on peak days, it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335213,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1443,5195,3595,6789,5199,38115,5197,21665,47963,5194,5969,111,43,139,69,5198,5060,72160,4525,131,61,376,102],"class_list":["post-335212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-about","tag-be","tag-by","tag-closing","tag-complex","tag-filled","tag-frimley","tag-grass","tag-harder","tag-hastings","tag-much","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-pool","tag-pools","tag-replaced","tag-something","tag-than","tag-to","tag-water","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}