Pools across Aotearoa
Start with a pool type, narrow by region, then look at builders who do that combination well. Below: the five types, the eight regions, and a handful of featured builders we'd take quotes from ourselves.
By pool type
Five types covered. Costs are 2026 NZD nationwide medians; regional multipliers further down this page move the actual figure.
Concrete in-ground
$80k–$180kCustom shape, custom finish, fifty-year shell.
12–22 weeks · 8–15 m
Fibreglass shell
$40k–$80kPre-moulded shell, dropped in, swimming in three weeks.
3–6 weeks · 5–8.5 m
Plunge pool
$25k–$50kCompact, deep, often heated. Lifestyle, not laps.
4–9 weeks · 3.0–5.0 m
Lap pool
$95k–$220kLong, narrow, swim-fitness focused — almost always concrete.
14–24 weeks · 12–25 m
Above-ground
$8k–$25kSteel or composite frame, no excavation, removable.
1–3 weeks · 3.6–7.3 m
By region
Cost multipliers and practical swim-season weeks tell the truth about where a pool earns its keep. Queenstown pools cost 1.34× the national median and swim 12 weeks a year. Dunedin runs 0.92× and 11 weeks.
Auckland
North Island
- Cost multiplier
- 1.18×
- Swim season
- 22 wks
- Builders listed
- 3
Wellington
North Island
- Cost multiplier
- 1.08×
- Swim season
- 14 wks
- Builders listed
- 1
Christchurch
South Island
- Cost multiplier
- 0.94×
- Swim season
- 16 wks
- Builders listed
- 2
Hamilton
North Island
- Cost multiplier
- 0.96×
- Swim season
- 20 wks
- Builders listed
- 2
Tauranga
North Island
- Cost multiplier
- 1.05×
- Swim season
- 24 wks
- Builders listed
- 1
Queenstown
South Island
- Cost multiplier
- 1.34×
- Swim season
- 12 wks
- Builders listed
- 1
Napier
North Island
- Cost multiplier
- 0.99×
- Swim season
- 22 wks
- Builders listed
- 1
Dunedin
South Island
- Cost multiplier
- 0.92×
- Swim season
- 11 wks
- Builders listed
- 1
Featured builders
A handful of listings spread across regions, price tiers and pool types — a useful starting set if you don't yet know what you're buying.
Mainland Concrete Pools
$$$Auckland · Premium
Premium custom concrete builder — vanishing edges, lap pools, architectural integration.
From $130k · 28 yrs
Pacific Pools NZ
$$Auckland · Mid-range
Auckland's most-recommended fibreglass installer — under five weeks, every job.
From $52k · 14 yrs
Tussock Fibreglass
$Christchurch · Entry / value
Fibreglass-only, family-run — the soft-landing for first-time pool buyers.
From $42k · 16 yrs
Alpine Pool Works
$$$Queenstown · Premium
Alpine-grade builds — heated plunges, freeze-thaw plumbing, off-shore-owned chalets.
From $75k · 10 yrs
Waikato Pools
$$Hamilton · Mid-range
Lifestyle-block specialists — full-size concrete pools at flat-section pricing.
From $78k · 17 yrs
Harbour Pools Wellington
$$$Wellington · Premium
Hill-site specialists — heated plunges, indoor pools, wind-shelter design.
From $48k · 11 yrs