Information about EA Networks Centre

River Terrace 20
7700, Ashburton
+64 3-308 4020

Opening hours

  • Monday: 5:45 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 5:45 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 5:45 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 5:45 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 5:45 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
The EA Networks Centre, 100% owned and operated by Ashburton District Council, is a state-of-the-art indoor sports, aquatic and recreational facility that offers something for everyone all year round. With a Southern Alp backdrop, the impressive new 8000m2 building is located in the heart of the South Island in Ashburton - just a one hour’s drive from neighbouring Christchurch and Timaru. The Centre boasts four indoor pools, as well as a relaxing spa and steam room, four indoor courts, two outdoor courts and offers a broad range of aquatic and fitness facilities, including Les Mills and spinning group fitness classes, AshSwim Swim School, Aquacise classes, and a fully equipped fitness centre.

Our comment from FitFit New Zealand about EA Networks Centre:

EA Networks Centre, located in Ashburton, is a fantastic multi-sport facility that offers a variety of activities for the whole family. Visitors appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, creating a welcoming atmosphere. The center is well-equipped with numerous pools, including a dedicated lane pool, children’s pools, and a wave pool, making it suitable for swimmers of all ages and abilities.

Many users have highlighted the cleanliness and organization of the facility, as well as the large gym area with plenty of equipment. The parking facility is also praised for its abundance, adding to the convenience of visiting.

However, some users noted that it can feel too hot during the summer months and suggested the addition of features like hydro-slides for older kids, which could enhance the experience further. Additionally, there have been occasional complaints regarding strict rules that limit fun activities for children in the pool area.

Overall, EA Networks Centre stands out as a much-needed community resource in Ashburton, offering a wide array of facilities for both fitness enthusiasts and families looking to enjoy recreational activities together.

EA Networks Centre: Opinions

4.4/5 (159 Opinions)
Chris 8 months ago

Negative experience: Staff here seem to be allergic to answering their phones.

anubhav joshi 9 months ago

Positive experience: Gym, swimming pool, disc golf and a mini golf to come soon.

Peter de Wit 1 year ago

Positive experience: Very nice lane pool and spa pool. The noise level is quiet even though there were a lot of children there.

Brenda Franz 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: There are always pro's and con's for any facility depending on what your needs are. Sunday mornings for physio exercise is awesome for me but after work not so much. It would be nice to have the occasional adults only time with NO children at all but as above, you can't please everyone. We pick our times and hope for the best but for a smallish town, we should be proud of it and maybe some day there will be a move for an outdoor area.

renato cabanatan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Let's enjoy swimming ; playing and fun with friends

Ted Roberts 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Spectacular facility. Very helpful, friendly staff.

KirstyGilbert 1 year ago

Negative experience: Okay facility. As others have said it is too hot in summer. Would have been better with outdoor pool and hydroslide so there’s something for older kids to do or just anyone over 6. Not much indoor stuff to do for kids in Ashburton. Has a lot of potential to be made better.

Asenaca Mataivou 1 year ago

Negative experience: will not take kids there anymore..first and the last.. staff keep coming up to us stopping us from having fun.. abit annoyed with them with all the rules they come up with every minute

Anita Mccormick 1 year ago

Positive experience: Watching netball, the courts are pretty good. The pools are good, shame about the lack of hydroslides. Parking is brilliant and abundant. Sad the name does not let people know what the place is. A simple word like AQUATIC would make all the difference.

Katie Bell 1 year ago

Negative experience: Kids cant do anything fun. Life guards stop them from doing everything. No board stacking. No junping onto boards. What a joke.

Chloé Gicquel 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Gaston at the reception is amazing, very friendly and great at his job!

Eleanor Joyce 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome place, awesome people, Mat and Jenny thank you

Amy Vera 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Much needed facility which is great for Ashburton

Mark Timlin 1 year ago

Negative experience: Went down at 7.20 am Was shut gates closed

Dyane Chadwick 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Perfect for after a long bike ride

rachel Robertson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place friendly staff

Janice Reece 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always a positive experience here. Clean and friendly

Aaron Davis 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good vicinity with a great team running the gym

John Porcuise 2 years ago

Positive experience: NOT BAD OTHER THAN THE HUGE LOG THAT SOMEONE LAYED IN THE LAZY RIVER. NOT A NICE EXPERIENCE.

Chur Madox 2 years ago

Negative experience: unpopular opinion (apparently) you shouldn’t be able to book every single playing court, including the ones outside for peewee netball

Michele Little 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, especially the pool.

Jackson Sloss 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Would love it if you kept the pool open until 9pm like you used to! It’s hard coming after work from Methven before you close.

Emma Rose Stowell 2 years ago

Positive experience: Love coming here, as it is very clean and the staff are always friendly. The only downside is that the children are not allowed in the spa, and the kid's area is really aimed towards quite little children. My two still really enjoyed all the equipment along the side that they could bring into the big pool, but my six-year-old did struggle... Was a little bit too old for the kid's area, too small for a big pool. I did like that there wasn't a multitude of swimming lessons on when we went light. There has been when we've tried to go 2 other places.

Chloe Jamieson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I go swimming here every day when i can, the staff are always super friendly. The one thing though is that when the sun in shining through the big glass windows it can be painful for the eyes but it's great here otherwise. It has a Gym, Cafe, Kids pools, wave pool, spa, sauna , a warm pool to hang out or aquasize in otherwise a big length pool if you want to do proper lengths. I love coming here when I can

KAREN LOTEN 2 years ago

Positive experience: Great set up for swim lessons and kids.Loved the Lazy River. Lanes for the lap swimmers too. Facility cleaners, go easy on the hose pipes in the disabled toilet. Every thing soaked including toilet paper which was rendered useless. Thanks

Dan Burt 2 years ago

Positive experience: Really good facilities for the youngest to the oldest swimmer with plenty of pools to choose from for all abilities. No extra cost for spas or sauna. Downside is no hydro-slides or diving boards.

Sunsky Topp 3 years ago

Negative experience: Need to update your times on the website not good at all mate!!

Ron Meiklejohn 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great place for the family and sometimes the Cafe can be hit or miss

Charles Goulter 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Hayley is great at her job, extremely efficient and gets the job done. Thank you.

Doug Collie 3 years ago

Positive experience: I am the coordinator for the prostate Prost fit class.. All that attend seem to really enjoying this.. Thank you team..

necho anderson 3 years ago

Negative experience: i was leaving my son in the pool and i left him for a second one life guard came to me and sad your son is drowning and i said let him i hate him but they said no thats why i am giving it a 1 star review.

Pete Armstrong 3 years ago

Positive experience: Lots to like about this great community sports venue, all indoors. Large sports arena big enough for 4 netball courts, pools for 25m lane swimming and aqua exercise, gym for aerobic and weights exercises as well as classes. Large parking area and located close to the centre of town. Helpful team!

Laraine walker 3 years ago

Positive experience: Went to the pools, front staff, friendly, pool was well staffed, noticed the life guards chat to each other alot, need to pay more attention.

Tania Tocher 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Receptionist very helpful &the pools very clean

Jane Doig 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great Atmosphere!! Lots of space!!

Jonathan Hendricks 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: What a fantastic sports facility. Well done Ashburton on developing such a magnificent multi use venue that was able to host a very successful Pickleball tournament.

Ericson Villegas 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love it

Andrae Gold 3 years ago

Positive experience: Lucky i like the ham that came in my powerbowl instead of the grilled chicken I was expecting! Fresh, crunchy and tasty, a generous serving. Enjoyed relaxing outside after a busy morning indoors.

Diane Kerslake 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good for exercises & swimming and a heated jet propelled spa.Great for pain in back & shoulders.

Karen Smollett 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very cool organising things the kids to do in the holidays

Charlie New Zealand 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities. Hayley is great at her job, extremely efficient and gets the job done. Thank you.

Alexandra Frost 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic family swim

Heleen Craig 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic with children. Very accommodating

Kris Shaw 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic place to go swimming, has a lap pool, kids pool, sauna and spa. Also a gym and basketball/netball courts

M Felton 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: An awesome place. Lots of options for exercise. A friendly team at the gym, pools and indoor and outdoor courts for a variety of sporting needs and an appealing coffee shop. Plenty of parking and handy to the cbd.

Natskie Malinao 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing

Cody D 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good

Philip Lynch 4 years ago

Positive experience: Great complex

fish 4 years ago

Negative experience: only go in to use vending machine

philippa Quigley 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome swim teachers

Carol Greer 4 years ago

Positive experience: Grandkiddies enjoyed swimming there

Jarred Mckeown 4 years ago

Positive experience: Awesome pools great for the kids

Stephanie Faichnie 4 years ago

Positive experience: Gym, pool, sports stadium, spa, sauna, steam room, Cafe, group fitness, outside facilities

Erin Wilson 4 years ago

Positive experience: EA Networks Centre was great. Nice & clean with a lovely atmosphere

Tania Palmer 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are always super helpful and friendly. Lots of cool activities

Emmily Harmer 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym facilities. Awesome staff. Would love it to be bigger but a great asset to Ashburton.

Aniruddha Desai 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always good. Been going there for a few years. It's close to my place so is walkable

Victoria Hoete-Dodd 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility. Plenty on offer for everyone. Affordable membership options for pools, gym and classes.

amit baddhan 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice, clean and tidy gym. Heaps of equipment to use but could be crowded at times. The open space for exercising is a nice touch.

Barbara Doo 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great community facility. Clean and well laid out. Cafe sells a gokd range of food catering well for those with different dietry requirements

Chris Woolley 4 years ago

Positive experience: Had a great swim here in the dedicated lane pool. And, unlike Owen Glenn pool in Auckland, they don't sting you to park there.

Eddie Still 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing modern clean facilities. Stadium is fantastic for multiple sports. Good gym. Nice pools spa and sauna. Onsite Cafe and vending machines. Great staff too. What more could you want. We are very lucky in Ashburton.

rachel saradoc gamgee robertson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Jo Bucknall 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great leisure centre, fantastic pool, lots of gym equipment and plenty of changing areas. Lots of classes to take part in. The PTs are awesome too.

Vickie 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility. Plenty on offer for everyone. Affordable membership options for pools, gym and classes.

Greg James Dunne 4 years ago

Positive experience: Kind friendly helpful staff premises spotless

Gatlin Skansie 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: My wife and I just had a walk through the place the other day. It is really modern and tidy. It would be a great place to take the kids if you are looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. The pool looks very nice and there are several different areas for swimming. There is also a little cafe to the right as you are walking into the building. To the left, there is a gym as well. If you haven't been here, I would say it's worth it to go explore this cool place.

Celicia Wessels 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: AWESOME indoor sports facilities!

Trevor Nixon 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice hot spa, plant of room in the pools for lane swimming

shona dee 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pools and spa. Fitness centre top notch

Debra Kerr 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great equipment awesome PTs.

Tanz Moir 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are always super helpful and friendly. Lots of cool activities

krishneel prasad 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: 5 star place.. beat thing to happen to ashburton... amazing staff and wonderful facilities... great workout at the gym then a relaxing time at the pools..highly recommend

Jodie Rae 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Kids had a great time at EA Networks Centre! They loved the inflatable in the stadium and staff were constantly supervising and friendly. Pool had a huge range of activities and again staff were very safety conscious especially in the lap pool with the inflatable . Huge value for money with the combo deal. Happy family!

Noreen Todd 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Watched my Grandson play Miniball a great asset to the area

Luca van Gorkom 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great modern facility with brilliant service.

Merv Grewar 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always great to be there and get the benefit of the wonderful staff

Patcharaporn Nakmanee 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: บริการดี มีกิจกรรมหลากหลายให้ออกกำลังกาย

Jed Muldrew 5 years ago

Positive experience: Awesome complex

Chad Rothery 5 years ago

Positive experience: Great center

Shyamal Ram 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility

keryn morten 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue

Sara Belford 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing pool

Jediah Bradfield 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Perfect ❤️

Isabel Marco 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place to swim

Ivan Eastwood 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best complex in sth island

MY JOURNEY 5 years ago

Positive experience: Need a boming area plz

Sue Braham 5 years ago

Negative experience: The person on the counter was rather rude

Pamela Kennedy 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic service always willing to help

Joan Lawn 5 years ago

Positive experience: Great place for a swim with the grandchildren today.

sandesh khatri 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good gym and swimming pool although gym is size of my living room :)

Karl Doyle 5 years ago

Positive experience: Man this is an awesome sports facility in Ashburton but if it is hot it's really hot - there does not seem to be any air conditioner. The staff are always friendly and professional

AB P 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: The poll is great for kids. Great inside while the first snow had just arrived.

John Nicholas 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facility for both Ashburton rate payers and for visitors to the region

Danielle Bosch 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really enjoy the atmosphere here. The staff in the center are friendly and knowledgeable. The equipment, changing rooms, showers etc are all clean and in good condition. There is a large range of classes to chose from at different times through out the week/day. The gym staff are helpful for any questions and getting regular free assessments and new training programmes was a big win for me. Classes in the gym are varied from spin classes to body balance, there are swimming lessons for preschoolers right through to adults. There are options for children, pregnancy, post pregnancy, the center is also wheelchair accessible to all areas with designated changing rooms, toilets and parking. Swimming area has a baby pool, toddler, children pool and lazy river, aquacise pool with ramp, swimming lanes, spa and steam room.

Graeme Mills 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to swim go to the gym ,basketball, netball everything and a cafe as well.

Sheilena Mcdonnell 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this place! Go swimming and enjoy the spa and sauna facilities every day

G Goodwin 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Swimming pools gym and courts cafe and all in a big new building

Matt Sarge 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Possibly the best gym/pool/fitness centre I've ever been to.

Shirley Rush 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to relax , swim ,gym or spots

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