Some pools to open again for summer

8:02 am on 24 October 2011

Seven popular outdoor swimming pools which suffered earthquake damage in Christchurch are expected to be in use again by summer.

Christchurch City Council recreation and sports manager John Filsell says re-opening the pools will be another step towards normality for the city.

He says it will create more options for fitness and recreation, which have been lacking since the February earthquake.

However, Mr Filsell says five other outdoor pools still do not have a re-opening date and further assessments are needed for some of them.