Membership types and benefits

New members

To be eligible for the two-week free fitness, pool or multi trial, you need to:

• Have not been a member of Christchurch City Council Recreation and Sport Centres or received a free trial during 2022.
• Sign up for the free trial between 11 July 2022 and 21 August 2022. The trial must commence between 11 July 2022 and 21 August 2022.
• Be at least 16 years old.

To be eligible for the prize draw, you need to:

• Sign up for a Flexi, Fixed 3-month or Fixed 12-month fitness, pool or multi membership between 11 July and 18 September. Memberships must commence between these dates.
• After you have completed your two-week trial – between 11 July and 4 September – and have signed up for a Flexi, Fixed 3-month or Fixed 12-month fitness, pool or multi membership – between 11 July and 18 September 2022 – you’ll go into the draw to win:
  • First prize: One $500 Stirling Sports voucher.
  • Four runner-up prizes: One $50 voucher.

Vouchers cannot be transferred, exchanged or refunded for cash.

Winners will be drawn at random and will be contacted by Monday 26 September 2022.

Current members

Current members who sign up a friend for a fitness, pool or multi membership will also go into the draw to win Stirling Sports vouchers.

Signing up for the free trial and a membership at the same time

All new customers signing up for membership between 11 July and 21 August are eligible for the two-week free trial.

• When signing up for a Flexi membership, your first two weeks will be free and your direct debit payments will begin at the end of the two-week trial period. Payments can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly on a day of your choice. The minimum term for Flexi memberships is 3 months including the two-week free trial.
• When signing up for a Fixed 3-month or Fixed 12-month fitness, pool or multi membership, the free two weeks will be added to the end of the membership term so it will expire two weeks after the paid period finishes.
• Free two weeks cannot be transferred, exchanged or refunded for cash.

Get your fitness journey on track. Fitness centres and group fitness classes are located at all of our Recreation and Sport Centres – Jellie Park, Graham Condon, Pioneer and Taiora QEII.

As a new fitness or multi-member, you can take part in our member induction programme. Get the most out of your membership and get a personal programme designed for you, with a new personal programme every 12 weeks to keep you on track to reaching your goals.  

We offer a range of group fitness classes to suit your needs. Included in your membership are cardio, mind and body, gentle exercise, core and conditioning classes. 

Fitness centre facilities include:

• treadmills
• exercycles
• rowing machines
• cross trainers
• weight-resistance machines
• free weights – including benches and multi-use power racks with chin and dip attachments
• stretching areas

You can use any of our pools, including outdoor summer pools, attend aqua classes and adult Swimsmart lessons as part of this membership.

Along with the multiple swimming, training and competition pools, we have toddler pools, wave pools and lazy rivers, spas, steam rooms and saunas, outdoor pools, dive pools, and the ever-popular hydroslides. 

Pools are located at all of our Recreation and Sport Centres – Graham Condon, Jellie Park, Pioneer, Taiora QEII and Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool.

We also have outdoor pools open over Summer.

Get the best of both worlds – sign up for a multi membership. 

Use the fitness centres, attend group fitness classes, use any of our pools (including summer pools) and attend aqua classes with a multi membership.

You’ll receive a free personal fitness programme, tailored to meet your goals, and a complimentary follow-up appointment every 12 weeks. 

Fitness centres, group fitness classes and pools are located at all of our Recreation and Sport Centres – Jellie Park, Graham Condon, Pioneer and Taiora QEII.

We also have outdoor summer pools open over Summer.

Two payment options are available for our multi, fitness or pool memberships:

• Flexi – Pay weekly, fortnightly or monthly by direct debit. The minimum three-month period includes flexi terms and conditions.
• Fixed – Pay in full when you join. Choose either a  one-month, three-month or 12-month period, with fixed terms and conditions.

Membership terms and conditions and rules of use apply.

We also offer a 25% discount on membership fees (optional extra fees excluded) for Community Services Card, Cando (or high school ID/formal school identification) Hāpai Access(external link) and NZ SuperGold card holders.

*Discounts not applicable.