Cancelled children's swim lessons raise concerns about water safetyWater is part of Kiwi culture and water safety is a must to ensure families are safe, a water-safety group says. Staff shortages have hit a children's learn-to-swim programme on Auckland's North Shore and a water safety advocacy group has heard similar reports from around the country. SUPPLIED Staff redundancies are affecting children's swimming lessons. The issue of staff shortages had also affected other locations around the country, which concerned Water Safety NZ, chief executive Johnty Mills said. "We have offered customers affected the opportunity to continue their swimming lessons in nearby centres and will resume a full schedule of swimming lessons at Birkenhead Pool and Leisure Centre as soon as possible.

Source: Stuff May 19, 2017 00:29 UTC