Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre

Location and opening hours

	Monday to Thursday	Friday	Weekends and public holidays
Fitness centre	5.30am to 9.30pm	5.30am to 8pm	7am to 8pm
Indoor pools	5.30am to 9.30pm	5.30am to 9.30pm	7am to 8pm
Leisure pool	8am to 8pm	8am to 8pm	7am to 8pm

	Monday to Wednesday	Thursday and Friday	Saturday	Sunday and public holidays
Hydroslide	3.30pm to 6pm	3.30pm to 8pm	10am to 8pm	10am to 6pm

Visit us

193 Travis Road, New Brighton, Christchurch

Getting there

200 free car parks for Taiora QEII customers, including electric vehicle charging points.
The installed gates will be operational from term two 2019.
Bus:

Number 135(external link) – a new service between New Brighton and the Palms starts from Monday 29 October, with a stop right outside the building
Number 60(external link) (Travis Road)
Number 80(external link) (Bower Avenue)

(external link)160 cycle parks

Contact us

Phone: (03) 941 6888
Email: recandsport@ccc.govt.nz(external link)

Memberships and fees

Head to our membership and fees page to find out how to join Taiora QEII.

Facilities

Facilities:

Café
Sport shop: fitness and swim gear
Pioke (Sand Shark): large meeting room
Taiwhatiwhati (Tuatua): small meeting room
Birthday party room

Gym and fitness centre

Gym facilities

Treadmills
Bike machines
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.

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.

Pool status and availability

See when bookings and groups are swimming so you can plan when best to swim.

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 Jellie Park, Graham Condon, Pioneer or Taiora: QEII.

For general enquiries, please call (03) 377 7690 or email swimsmart@ccc.govt.nz

Group fitness and short course timetable

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

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