Information about Taiora: QEII Recreation and Sport Centre

Travis Rd 193
8083, Christchurch
+64 3-941 6888

Opening hours

  • Monday: 5:30 AM – 9:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 5:30 AM – 9:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 5:30 AM – 9:30 PM
  • Thursday: 5:30 AM – 9:30 PM
  • Friday: 5:30 AM – 9:30 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Work out and have fun at the same time. We have a range of pools, gym equipment and group fitness classes to suit all fitness levels.

Fitness Centres and group fitness classes have capacity limits of up to 100 people or one metre distancing (whichever is lesser) per defined space. All other areas have capacity limits are based on one-metre distancing.

Bookings are essential for group fitness, Tumbletimes and adult swimming lessons. Secure your spot. No booking is required to use the pool and Fitness Centre. 

Anyone aged 12 years 3 months and older entering Recreation and Sport facilities will require a My Vaccine Pass. Masks are required for entry and in all public shared spaces.

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.

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).

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 [email protected]

Taiora QEII has a ten-lane pool. When lanes are available, there will be a minimum of two lanes dedicated to Aqua Jogging. Lane availability is subject to change, for further enquiries please phone 03 941 6446. To check the pool availability of our other pools, please phone 03 941 8999.

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Taiora: QEII Recreation and Sport Centre: Opinions

4.9/5 (53 Opinions)
Gordon 10 months ago

Negative experience: According to the website above, MyVaccine Pass is required for entry and masks must be worn. Maybe it is time that the owner of this website got there site upto date.

Shelley bromley 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I was in the gym doing my Personal training placement today. The atmosphere is very welcoming, the staff are super friendly and the members are easy to with. If you live on the east and looking for a great gym to join, QE2 is the place to go.

Mau Reen 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Loved it staff are so cool and atmosphere was very nice will definitely going back with my children.

BRONWYN WRIGHT 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great work out with Gemma, she really makes you work hard, a grest instructor

KATE LEE 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: So kind staff, spa, sauna so excellent

Rafael Kampel 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool and facilities, especially the kids area. But for heaven's sakes people: educate your kids/put swimming nappies on as pool gets closed for a few hours most weekend days due to "code brown"!

Matt 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always a good family day out

Carole O'Neill 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great hydrapool to exercise in. Many other pools too. Good changing rooms. Very clean spaces.

Andrew Crow 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff. Clean facilities. Great coffee at the cafe

Deb Clarke 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: A fabulous complex for all ages. Grandkids loved their area. We enjoyed the hydro, water walk, and spa. Lovely staff, nice cafe.

Jacky Cook 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great to have such a nice local pool. Lovely and clean. Nice temperature. Loved it.

Dr Rene 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great for kids! Whenever we come to CHCH we come here mr4 and mr1

s s 2 years ago

Positive experience: Great pool for all ages. Indoor and outdoor hydro slides, outdoor only for 5+ or over 107cm tall. Kids pools have a lazy river and two spots for rest and water massage, baby play area is spacious, swim pools are very clean and tidy. The only thing is there is only 3 family shower rooms and one of the two disability room was locked. Took a long time waiting for a room to become available. The pool will be close from 17Jan 2022 to 30 Jan 2022 for maintenance.

Hacksaw NZ 2 years ago

Positive experience: This is a pretty good facility all in all. Spa, Sauna, Steam Room and good pools.

Helen Harrington 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: The staff were kind patient and helpful. The hydro pool is amazing, and the security person at door suffered some bullying behavior extremely well

Liezl Foxcroft 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Deep Aqua was a great workout.

Joo Sieng Yong 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Kids absolutely loving it. Multiple pools. Slides, etc. You will definitely loose your clothes there. Enjoy there and friendly staff too.

Bex Hampton 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Quite teribble really. At this time having to wait. Saying full capacity. Only 30 in the pool. What a joke. To get told if the kids get out to Swim in another pool they will have to wait again. No. We paid to use the whole complex. Won't be back

Allanah Elzakey 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful complex. Stopped and grabbed a coffee on my way in. Thoroughly enjoyed. My daughter really enjoys the adventure playground in the leisure area. So great for the little ones to not miss out on the "hydroslide" experience. Great facilities. Will definitely go here again

Helen Howland 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent clean gym and group exercise rooms. Friendly staff and wonderful fitness instructors. Equipment is all new and well maintained. Did not use the pools only the fitness side.

Yu WANG 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great fun, sport and swinming pool. Children would play whole day long.

Karen Cox 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: The QE2 pool provides Aqua Fit classes which are excellent and swimming lessons. There is a toddler and kids play area and a hydro slide. As well as a gym and a coffee shop.

sheryl smith 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very busy and with the kids pool closed was crowded in the other pool. Kids had a ball though.

Aaron Kitto 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great new pools and areas. Staff were friendly and everything was clean and accessible.

Nicole Ogden 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great for the kids! Heaps to do and great cafe with well made coffee. Open early too for those early risers!

Joanne Poulson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful clean creative pools. We really enjoy the Bubbletimes baby swim class with Carlie, a superb instructor. Great cafe too! Thank you Taiora

Raewyn Rawenata 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to bring the family. Would recommend this place to anyone. They have a Hydroslide and Sauna and Spa.

Jane Sullivan 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool facilities are excellent, incl. spa, sauna, stream room and hydrotherapy pool. Gym facilities are great to. The class instructors are excellent but classes can get busy so turn up early to get a good spot. Especially evenings. Use the online booking system for gym classes. Love this gym.

jarren nelson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really friendly staff, good selection of equipment in fitness center and pool.

Stefan van der Berg 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent family outing. Lots of fun on the hydro slides. Lifeguards doing a great job

Andrew Gold 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Wicked awesome staff, great facility. Parking can be busy at peak times.

Belinda Atkinson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Swimming pools for children, training, swimming, spa, sauna, steam room, great parking. Even a cafe if peckish and a swim store. An assortment of exercise classes too. One stop shop.

Dael S 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Hydroslide and kids area are really great! Awesome play date for my son and his friend

Richard Castro 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place for everyone I was looking for a cool pool in Chch for my kids. Finally found one. But isn’t just for kids have many other pools gym for any age.

Joaquín 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice place, clean, there are swimming pool, sauna, stream room and hydro massage pool. Good organization and cheap also

Laurence Ilott 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great local pool. Easy parking, cheap entry especially with kids.

Daniel Flynn 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pleasant 1st time visit. Clean, pool, sauna, steam room, coffee and a salmon quiche all for $17 friendly too

Abigail Carr 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: My kids (6 and 4) had a great time at the pool! There is a wonderful kids area, we didn't even go over into the lap pool side. There are a couple kids slides, fountains, a lazy river, flotation devices, a big bucket that dumps every couple minutes, and an area for smaller children too. We'll definitely be back!

Henrico Van Niekerk 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic for kids, from baby to teen. Excellent family facilities.

PJ Thomson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Was so much fun to take the kids everyone had a blast cant wait to come back

Sharron Hillier 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: a big thank you to Michelle for your amazing Aqua Intense class on Thursday nights. I have been attending regularly for a year and thoroughly enjoy the brilliant workout. You are a very good instructor - funny too. You certainly work us but our abs and other body parts benefit. I would like to encourage older ladies to join me and my friend in this 45min class starting at 7:05pm - it is wonderful. Good for your balance, strengthens your legs and core. Once again thanks Michelle

Henare Watson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great to see it open again. Awesome pools & hydroslide was enough to push me (a heavyish person) yet gentle enough for our 5yo son

EB Seeds 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great fun. Awesome kids pools, everything very clean and shiny... cool!

Moisés Pires 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: What a great place to go. It's beautiful, modern, large and it's for all ages. Had an amazing customer service and the lady in reception was very helpful. There's a small cafe for quick snacks and plenty of carpark, a bus stop and even EV charging stations (I think 4 of them, but up to 90 minutes). Apparently parking will be charged anytime in a near future (I noticed a "pay for parking here" machine).

Kay Tainui 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I luv swimming here as it's nice and close BUT its 2 small and they need another pool diving pool and bigger toilets and changing rooms AND I dont know why the council didnt do all these thing in the first place the council is useless I heard that they didnt listen 2 any of the public concerns Typical BUT the cafe is great,great food and staff are so helpful and nice

Collette Robertson 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome facilities and beautifully set out for children. Our family love the new pool :)

Daniel Suter 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I think it's fantastic you can't really compare it to the complex that was built in the 1970 s if you're not comparing it to Dad's definitely a five-star awesome place does get a bit busy on the weekends but that's just cause it's really new

Chris and Sharna Ludi 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Spent the morning here. We had breakfast in the cafe, which was absolutely delicious, coffee was primo and the service was outstanding. Kids didn't have to wait for the hydroslide so they were lucky there I guess. Hopefully they build more hydroslides though.

Dee Ferris 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic. So many different things to do. Great area for kids to swim and play.

Michelle Taueki 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pools sauna gym free parking alot of fun they also have a rehab pool for injured people awesome place.

GimmyAlexaToes 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really liked it clean tidy roomy changing rooms were tidy and big enough pool was lovely

aleasha carruth 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great space. Massive. Huge kids area nice warm water with good depth. Cool lazy river with jets in side pools. Massive hydro slide and cool little slide area for kids heaps of parking friendly staff. Can't wait to go again.

Aruna Lakmal 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Came Sunday afternoon and had to wait about half an hour to get inside as there were too many inside. If you planning to come give plenty of time. I think CCC need to build more of this kind in the city.

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