An offshore company which controversially won a Gisborne learn-to-swim contract says it's looking forward to getting to work. But an Australian-based Kiwi says the business has had a negative impact on her local pool near Brisbane, and worries what could unfold in Tairāwhiti. In early June, Belgravia Leisure secured the contract for a dedicated learn-to-swim area at Gisborne's new Kiwa Pools, which is set to open on September 2. Missing out was longstanding Gisborne club Comet, which has operated in Tairāwhiti since 1958.

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