A better pool
than the one we closed
The Cust pool is getting a full fibreglass reline, new pipework and better filtration. It opens for the 2026/27 summer.
Not another patch. A new pool.
We spent three summers chasing the same leak with epoxy, resin and fibreglass patches. Each one bought a season. So the committee stopped patching and made the call to do it once, properly: a full fibreglass reline over the old concrete shell, new pipework and skimmers, and an upgrade to the filtration while the pool is empty.
A brand-new surface
Fibreglass over the whole shell. Smooth underfoot, easy to clean, and built to last decades.
No more leaks
The reline seals the lot at once. No more thousands of litres a day soaking away into the ground, and no more topping it up to keep swimming.
Warmer, steadier water
A sealed shell holds its heat. Paired with the solar heating we installed in 2022, the temperature stays far more even right through the season.
Cleaner every day
New skimmers, new pipework and better filtration mean clearer water and a lot less time spent nursing an old system along.
Where the fund is up to
Raised by this community through grants, donations, raffles and tea towel sales.
$92,388
$15,612
Summer 2026/27
$16k
Left to raise
The last stretch
The reline, pipework and filtration come to $108,000. Between grants, donations, raffles and tea towel sales, this community has already put $92,388 of that in the bank.
The simplest way to help with the rest is to take a season key for 2026/27.
A Community Treasure Since 1955
Built by local volunteers with hand-mixed concrete and donated labour, the Cust pool opened in 1955 after a decade of fundraising. It's where generations of kids learned to swim, families gathered on hot Canterbury summers, and the community came together.
Seventy years on, the same community is doing the same thing again, funding a pool with raffles, quiz nights and neighbours chipping in.
Read our full story
Ways to back the pool
Four ways in. The first one gets you a summer of swimming.
Season key
Your household's key for the 2026/27 season, in your hand for the first swim.
Get a keyTea towels
Two local designs, $20 each or any three for $50. Dry the dishes, fill the pool.
Order yoursOur Champions
The businesses, funders and families whose backing is putting a new pool in the ground. Put your name on it →
Grant Funders
Project updates
Christchurch Casinos Charitable Community Trust backs the pool with $1,000
A heartfelt thank you to the Christchurch Casinos Charitable Community Trust for a $1,000 grant towards the pool repair fund. That takes our total raised to $27,600.
Mainpower backs Cust Pool with $4,000 grant
A huge thank you to Mainpower for getting in behind the pool with a $4,000 grant towards the repair fund. It is a real boost for our community.
Come along to something
Quiz nights, sausage sizzles, raffles, and a proper opening day once the water goes back in. We put dates up here and on the Cust community pages as soon as they're locked in.
Site looking different?
We've rewritten it now the repair is booked. Tell us whether we got the tone right.