Moana Pool

A man has been charged with the indecent assault of three women at Moana Pool, in Dunedin, yesterday afternoon.

A climbing wall at Dunedin's Moana Pool is still on the cards, although a year-old proposal to build it is still being assessed by Dunedin City Council staff.

The chairman of the Dunedin City Council's aquatic facilities working party says questions will be asked after the estimated cost of a new Mosgiel swimming pool complex jumped by more than 50% to $18 million.

A team of five people with swimming and sports administration backgrounds have been appointed to the new Dunedin Swim Coaching Board, formed to oversee coaching of the sport in the city.

A Dunedin Swim Coaching Board is expected to be in place by October 1.

Dunedin's swimming community will meet today to discuss future plans after the Dunedin City Council agreed a Dunedin swim coaching board be established to oversee coaching services at Moana Pool.

An independent panel reviewing professional swim coaching services at Dunedin's Moana Pool has recommended a "Dunedin swim coaching board" be established to manage and provide guidance for swim coaching in the city.

Moana Pool's popular children's facility is open again in time for the last days of the term break.

Irate parents are challenging the Dunedin City Council's decision to close a popular children's facility at Moana Pool during the July school holiday.

Swim clubs and coaches will have to pay lane fees at Moana Pool from next year, although the proposed charges were scaled back after multiple pleas that they were unaffordable.