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Auckland Council is currently reviewing how it delivers its leisure centre services. Currently, some centres are run directly by Auckland Council (including the Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre) and others are operated by suppliers under contract.
Council Pools and Leisure interim general manager Claire Stewart says the review is required by the Local Government Act. “For that process to remain fair, there are many things that we aren’t able to talk about publicly right now,” Stewart says. She says no decisions have been made yet about who runs which sites or services.”
Cr Wayne Walker says that expressions of interest have been sought and the issue was brought to a confidential workshop last week. He says that the proposal could see the operation of all council leisure centres outsourced, that there were considerable concerns expressed by councillors, and they need more time to consider the staff’s recommendations.
