Activity Category: Pools

Todd Energy Aquatic Centre, New Plymouth

This is made up of year round indoor pools and outdoor pools which open in the summer months. The indoor complex includes a main pool with lane swimming and wave pool, a tarzan rope and inflatable toys. This pool is 28 degrees. There’s a separate toddler pool with a bubbles…

Jellie Park Recreation Centre, Christchurch

Indoor pools including 2 x 25 metre pools and a separate gated toddler pool with water features. There is often bubble time. The indoor hydroslide is currently closed until further notice. In fact there are no indoor hydroslides currently operating in Christchurch. Outdoor pool and hydroslides open in the summer…

Pioneer Recreation & Sports Centre, Somerfield, Christchurch

This pool, to the south west of the CBD, offers a good selection of water fun features. There is a 25m lap pool, 20m x 20m wave pool, a rapid river and preschool area including bubble pit and fountains. Bubble time for preschoolers is on at 9am on Sundays. There’s…

Thermal Pools & Spa, Hanmer Springs

This is a big swimming pool complex with slides and pools of varying temperatures that kids LOVE! It’s not a cheap day out but the kids will have a great time and talk about it for months to come! Some TOP TIPS to make it as cheap as possible are: if you’re…

Trust House Recreation Centre, Masterton

The indoor pool is open year round and has 2 x 25 pools (one for doing laps, the other is a teaching pool), for family fun there’s also a leisure pool, a toddlers’ pool (heated to 32 degrees), lazy river and hydroslide. The outdoor pools, 8-lane speed slide, and diving well…