Te Puna o Whakaehu is a community swimming pool complex at 215 Gordon Road, Mosgiel, run by the Dunedin City Council and rated 4.5 from 167 Google reviews. Its council page describes a leisure pool for children's recreational play, a dedicated learners' pool used mainly for swimming lessons and a 25-metre pool with eight lanes for swimming.
A good community pool keeps clean, warm water and sets aside areas for different users, with lanes for swimmers, a shallow pool for learners and a leisure pool for play. Before you go, check the timetable, since lessons, school groups and lane swimming share the water and some sessions may limit lane use. Families with young children do well to use the learners and leisure pools at quieter times, while lane swimmers prefer early mornings or mid-afternoons. Bring a towel, goggles and a lock if lockers are used, and shower before swimming. If you want lessons, ask about waiting lists and term dates, since popular classes fill early, and check the council's website for pool closures or maintenance.
For Mosgiel families and swimmers in the Taieri, it is a well-equipped local pool for lessons, lane swimming and play.