The Huatoki Domain dam was built by local Vogeltown residents and opened on 25 Feb 1929 by the Minister of Education, H Atmore.
The first pool was partially destroyed in a flood a few years afterwards. A repaired and upgraded facility was opened - with tennis courts - by Mayor E C Gilmour, in February 1937.
The pool was closed in the 1960s and in the 1990s the dam was breached and a fish pass added to allow native fish access to the upper reaches of the stream.
In 1988 an attempt was made by Claire Harvey to re-open the pool but it was unsuccessful.
Further reading: The Huatoki Domain: Natural Domain, Learning Environment, Bryan Dorn (2003). TRCT993.482 DOR
Related items:
Plucky Act: Girl Saves Small Boy: Rescue from Pool (Taranaki Herald 14 October 1939)
Dorn, Bryan (Research papers), Puke Ariki collection
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