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  • Keep your swimming pool or spa safe

Te noho haumaru o tō hōpua kaukau, tō puna kaukau korohuhū rānei Keep your swimming pool or spa safe

  • Regular safety checks of your pool fence and barrier

    Information about how to book an inspection to check if your existing pool barrier complies with the building code.

  • Other structures used as part of the pool barrier

    If you plan to use a building or a boundary fence as part of your pool barrier, you need to show us your plans, drawings and photos so we can check it complies with building code and fencing requirements.

  • Non-complying pools or pool barriers

    Learn what happens when your pool or pool barrier is non-complying.

  • Pool area safety checklist

    Find out how to make your pool safe by making sure that the barrier height, ground clearance, pool gates and area, comply with the building code.

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