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[ad_1] He Puna Taimona is closing temporarily so scheduled maintenance work can be carried out. From Thursday 16 February the popular New Brighton hot pools is closing its doors to the public to allow improvements to be made in and around the pools. It is expected to re-open on Friday 31 March 2023. He Puna…
[ad_1] Two new initiatives to make it safer for young people while at Council pools will be launched this summer. Coloured wristbands will be provided to young children or their caregivers when visiting Christchurch City Council-operated pools from today. Also, from 16 January 2023, children under 12 years will need to be accompanied by a…
[ad_1] A year after opening, Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool has won the Outstanding Pool category at the 2022 New Zealand Recreation Awards. Christchurch’s newest pool was recognised for its focus on minimising barriers and encouraging diversity through innovative design and a community-led approach. The awards are presented across 11 categories and acknowledge the value…
[ad_1] International tennis is coming back to Christchurch with confirmation the city will host the Davis Cup World Group 1 play-off event between New Zealand and Bulgaria early next year. The tie will be played at Wilding Park on 4 and 5 February. Wilding Park has a long history of hosting Davis Cup ties, but…
[ad_1] People can enjoy splashing around in the sun come Show Weekend as the city’s outdoor pools open for the summer season. From Saturday 12 November, the Norman Kirk Memorial pool in Lyttelton, the Templeton pool, Te Hāpua Halswell pool, and Jellie Park pool in Burnside will all be open to those who want to…
[ad_1] Christchurch has secured hosting rights for the 2025 Special Olympics National Summer Games. About 1300 athletes will compete across three days in 11 different sports, including swimming, athletics, bowling, and basketball. The Games will also provide selection opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities to attend the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2026. Christchurch…
[ad_1] Twelve months on from its opening, Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool is proving a big hit with the local community. “We wanted Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool to be a place where individuals and families, community groups and school children could come together to connect, to swim, to play, and to learn and that…
[ad_1] The Graham Condon Fitness Centre has been upgraded and reconfigured so that it can offer a new type of high intensity group training class that will blast calories and boost fitness. When its doors re-open to the public on Monday 3 October, the Graham Condon Fitness Centre will be delivering Revl Everest classes that…
[ad_1] Children who regularly use Christchurch City Council’s swimming pools will benefit from a new pool membership that is being introduced from 1 October. A new child pool membership will give children unlimited access to the city’s public swimming pools for $367 a year or $7.70 a week. “We are introducing this new membership option…
[ad_1] Children who regularly use Christchurch City Council’s swimming pools will benefit from a new pool membership that is being introduced from 1 October. A new child pool membership will give children unlimited access to the city’s public swimming pools for $367 a year or $7.70 a week. “We are introducing this new membership option…
[ad_1] Christchurch cricket fans won’t have to wait long to see their cricketing heroes in action as October’s T20 Tri-Series with the Blackcaps, Bangladesh and Pakistan is going to be played at Hagley Oval. The Tri-Series is part of the build-up to the T20 World Cup in Australia and will involve seven matches over seven…
[ad_1] A new chapter is set to begin in the rich history of Christchurch’s Lancaster Park. Since it opened on 15 October 1881 with an athletics event, Lancaster Park has been the scene of many sporting triumphs and defeats. Athletics, cricket, hockey, tennis, squash, cycling, trotting, and all varieties of footy have all taken place…
[ad_1] Christchurch youngsters will find it easier to play both winter and summer sports thanks to a new agreement between the sporting codes that creates a gap at the end of each season. The gap will also give Christchurch City Council more time between the sporting seasons to prepare the playing fields. “With winter and…
[ad_1] SailGP will come to Whakaraupo-Lyttelton Harbour in March 2023. Originally Whakaraupo-Lyttelton Harbour was to host Season 2 of SailGP in January 2022 but the event was cancelled because of issues with obtaining managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) spots for the international crews coming to race. However, a new deal was brokered that ensures Lyttelton…
[ad_1] Plans to add a new indoor court facility at the Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub are progressing well, with a contractor lined up for the project and the funding in place. The new Netsal Centre will be fully owned by the Christchurch Netball Centre (CNC) and will have 10 indoor courts. It is going…
[ad_1] A hydrotherapy pool has been added to the list of new facilities being built for residents in the south-west of Christchurch, with community fundraising set to play a key role in allowing its addition. In response to strong community demand, Christchurch City Council has agreed to add a hydrotherapy pool to the new 4000…
[ad_1] Improvements are being planned for one of Christchurch’s most popular spots for water sports and summer fun. Roto Kohatu Reserve, on the north-west edge of the city, has two man-made freshwater lakes and is an easy-to-reach aquatic playground for people wanting to swim or to use their jet skis, sail boats, canoes, and paddle…
[ad_1] Taiora QEII pools will be closed for two weeks during January so planned maintenance work can be carried out. The closure will run from Monday 17 January until Sunday 30 January 2022, with staff redeployed to other facilities during this time. Christchurch City Council Head of Recreation, Sports and Events Nigel Cox says work…
[ad_1] With Linwood Park’s temporary housing now gone, Christchurch City Council is gearing up to convert the village area back to a sports field. Built in 2011 to provide a temporary home for Christchurch residents who were left without accommodation while their earthquake-damaged homes were being repaired or rebuilt, the 43 temporary accommodation units were…
[ad_1] Lifeguard and swim instructor Mami Mori has loved the water all her life. Growing up in Japan she and her brother attended swimming lessons from the age of nine. Later, they caught the bus to training three times a week and by junior high school Mami was a competitive freestyle and breaststroke swimmer. “My…
[ad_1] A new scholarship fund is being set up in Christchurch to help inspire women and girls participation in sport. The new Women in Sport Fund is a Christchurch Foundation initiative, in collaboration with ChristchurchNZ, Sport Canterbury, High Performance Sport New Zealand, and the Christchurch City Council. Announced today by Minister of Sport Grant Robertson,…
[ad_1] For 10 years the astro-turf courts at Burwood Tennis Club were seeping mud and liquefaction, at times making them too dangerous to play on. The club borders the red-zone in the east of the city and the 2011 earthquakes caused substantial damage to its seven courts. Due to insurance issues the four hard courts…
[ad_1] There will be a slight increase in casual and concession entry fees for residents heading to Christchurch City Council’s recreation and sports centres from 1 October. The increases come following the adoption of the Christchurch City Council’s Long Term Plan in June 2021, with Recreation and Sport membership, casual entry and facility hire prices…
[ad_1] Thousands of people have been working up a sweat over lockdown by taking part in Christchurch City Council’s online group fitness classes. The classes are run by group fitness instructors working from their home work-out spaces and are beamed into people’s homes via Christchurch Recreation and Sports Centres’ Facebook page. People do not need to…
[ad_1] Tom Mackintosh never dreamed he’d win an Olympic gold medal at the tender age of 24. Tom Mackintosh (first in boat facing the camera) with the winning men’s rowing eight in Tokyo. The Cambridge-based rower is part of the now legendary New Zealand men’s rowing eight that won gold in Tokyo. Just four years…
[ad_1] Redcliffs’ Barnett Park could get some extra floodlights to allow more sporting teams to train after dark. The Ferrymead Bays Football Club has applied to Christchurch City Council for permission to install six additional lighting towers around the park’s playing fields. There are already four lighting towers along the eastern boundary of the playing…
[ad_1] Linwood’s new pool complex Te Pou Toetoe will open ahead of schedule, with construction set to finish ahead of time and within budget. Friday 1 October has been earmarked for opening the much-anticipated $22 million facility to the public. “We’re very pleased that work has progressed faster than expected,” says Christchurch City Council Head…
[ad_1] Retired bank officer Denise McKenzie loves getting out into the fresh air and walking. Her enjoyment of staying healthy and active coupled with a desire to help others led Mrs McKenzie to start as a Walk’n’Talk volunteer 11 years ago. She’s been based in Fendalton for the past nine years where every Wednesday and…
[ad_1] The recreation pool at Jellie Park Recreation and sport Centre is closing for six weeks so essential work can be carried out. The 25 metre concrete tiled pool is scheduled to shut from Monday 14 June until Monday 26 July 2021, to allow for relining work to be completed, improving the safety of the…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council is on the hunt for people to staff Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool, which is due to open later this year. The $22 million facility on the corner of Smith Street and Linwood Avenue will have a multi-use 25-metre lane pool, a deep water splash pool for ‘manus’, a family spa…