Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre

Address: 193 Travis Road, New Brighton, Christchurch

Phone: 03 941 6888

Email: recandsport@ccc.govt.nz

Facebook: facebook.com/ChChRecSport (external link)

Parking: 

• 200 free car parks for Taiora QEII customers, including electric vehicle charging points
• 160 cycle parks

Bus:

• Number 135(external link) (This service between New Brighton and the Palms stops right outside the building)
• Number 60(external link) (Travis Road)
• Number 80(external link) (Bower Avenue)

Last entry to the pool is 15 minutes before closing. Please be ready to leave the facility by the closing time.

Hydroslide hours

• Café
• Sport shop: fitness and swim gear
• Pioke (Sand Shark): large meeting room
• Taiwhatiwhati (Tuatua): small meeting room
• Birthday party room: This room has no kitchen facilities to make tea and coffee but there is a café on site
• Active Health(external link)
• Taiora QEII bookings - School swimming sports [XLS, 68 KB]

Bookings

For enquiries about availability and to make a booking:

• email rsebookings@ccc.govt.nz with the facility and space you wish to book, times, numbers attending and contact details
• phone 03 941 6446

Gym facilities

• Treadmills
• Exercycles
• Spin bikes
• Rowing machines
• Cross trainers
• Grinders
• Weight resistance machines
• Free weights including bench's and squat racks
• Power bags/Swiss balls/Kettlebells
• Functional training frame area
• Stretching area
• Free personalised fitness programmes
• Change rooms including showers

Trainers

Our qualified, experienced instructors and personal trainers can guide you to your fitness goals.

Bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) scales

BIA scales allow a more accurate way to track your progress in our fitness centres. It measures:

• weight
• body fat percentage
• metabolic age
• percentage of water weight
• muscle mass
• visceral fat

The cost of this service is $20 for members and $35 for non-members.

New members have access to a full reading as part of their first and second programmes. The initial free sessions are included as part of our personal programme to new members.

Pools

• 25x25 metre lap pool, two-metre deep with movable floor.
• 25x10 metre learn to swim pool.
• 130-metre-long hydroslide, suitable for double and single rafts.
• Leisure pool including a lazy river.
• Splash deck with water adventure playground.
• Spa pool, sauna and steam room. Access only for ages 16+.
• 8x8 metre toddler pool.
• 19x6.5 metre hydrotherapy pool.

All pools have ramped access. The spa pool, steam room and sauna are wheelchair accessible.

Hydroslide

• Preschoolers aged under five years are not allowed on the hydroslide.
• Children between the ages of five and seven (inclusive) must be actively supervised by a caregiver over the age of 16 years who is to be within the pool area at all times and able to provide immediate assistance. 
• You must be at least 107cm tall to use the hydroslide.

Inflatable obstacle course

The inflatable obstacle course will be in the pool on Sundays from 2pm to 4pm. Please check our Pool Status(external link) page before you come.

Inflatables users must be able to swim 25 metres unaided. Children under eight need to be supervised by caregivers over 16 years old.

Taiora QEII Hydrotherapy Pool

Aqua Gentle classes are held in this pool every Tuesday and Friday from 10.40am to 11.25am and Thursday at 1pm. Therefore the hydrotherapy pool is unavailable for general public use during these times. All customers are welcome to attend the classes. Book a class(external link).

Please contact one of our team for pricing and details.

Learn to swim

Swimsmart is our learn-to-swim programme. With flexible payment options and unlimited pool access at our Council pools, it's easy to make practice perfect. 

Swimsmart memberships can be purchased at any Recreation and Sport Centre: Graham Condon, Jellie Park, Pioneer, (external link)Taiora QEII or Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool(external link). For general enquiries, please call 03 377 7690 or email swimsmart@ccc.govt.nz

Supervision of children in the pool

• Children under five years old must be within arm’s reach and under constant supervision by a responsible caregiver aged 16 or older in the pool at all times who is wearing an orange wristband.
• Children between the ages of five and seven (inclusive) must be wearing a purple wristband and actively supervised by a responsible caregiver aged 16 or older who is to be within the pool area at all times and able to provide immediate assistance.
• Children under 12 years old need to be accompanied by a responsible caregiver 16 years or older at our facilities unless the child is attending a supervised programme or activity such as a club event or Swimsmart lessons.
• Find out more(external link)

Taiora QEII has a ten-lane pool. Depending on availability and demand at Taiora QEII, lanes will be allocated to aqua jogging, lane swimming and leisure activities. When there are deep lanes available at off-peak times, there will be a minimum of one lane dedicated to aqua jogging.

Please call 03 941 6446 or email rsebookings@ccc.govt.nz for more up-to-date information or to hire pool space. 

Typical peak times during school terms

At peak times, lane space may be booked for aqua classes, swim education classes and other bookings. Lanes will be available for leisure and lane swimming, but the pool is likely to be busier during the following times. 

Aqua classes

Please see the group fitness and aqua timetable below.

Have a look at our group fitness and aqua classes. The timetable below shows the full schedule available.