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Naenae swimming pool

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Naenae swimming pool

An amenity that was provided at Naenae was a swimming pool. It soon proved a magnet for local children during the summer months, as seen here in 1958.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

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Ben Schrader, City planning – Suburbs and satellite cities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25740/naenae-swimming-pool (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 3 March 2010, updated 26 March 2015.