Information about Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

73 Elizabeth St
8041, Christchurch
+6433486488

Opening hours

  • sunday: 9h-13h
  • monday: 6h-14:30, 19h-21h
  • tuesday: 6h-14:30, 19h-21h
  • wednesday: 6h-14:30, 19h-21h
  • thursday: 6h-14:30, 19h-21h
  • friday: 6h-14:30
  • saturday: 9h-13h
Located in Riccarton, Christchurch, the Wharenui Sports Centre is an independently operated facility with swimming pools and basketball courts. Established in 1911, we offer a range of aquatic services from learn to swim through to squad swimming, for babies right through to masters swimming. With a rich history including Commonwealth Games medalists and Olympic Games representatives we have a proven pathway which will cater for the needs of your child.

Services, Machines and Guided Classes

Swimming
Basketball court
Swimming pool

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre: Opinions

4.1/5 (35 Opinions)
Shawn Liu 1 year ago

Positive experience: An old but trust facility. Lots of swimming elites come out from this establishment.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Shawn - thanks for the positive review! We are proud of our clubs extremely rich history and very excited about the new generation of Wharenui swimmers!

Beanka Pearson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing swimming Teachers and staff

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Beanka - thanks so much for the five-star review and the kind words about our teachers - they do an amazing job!

Red Boi 1 year ago

Negative experience: Went there for chief keef did NOT get keef or any chef for that matter, had to watch the fortnite travis scott concert instead. Would not reccomend

IZZYSONOFHELL “Izzy.Son.Of.Hell” 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I love this pool, I always come here when I can. The kids love swimming in the different sized pools. We always have fun can't wait to come here again soon. I definitely recommend coming here it's a great place for all ages with swim equipment that you can buy at the front desk like googles, swim wear, and water toys for the kids. I've also heard that there's a gym, but haven't had a look even tho I've been going here for years.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Thanks for the five star review and the great recommendation! Boxfit Brothers run our gym upstairs and are well worth checking out!

65tonz irie 1 year ago

Positive experience: It was a good experience for the school outing

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Thanks for the positive review! Hope to see you back soon!

Tania Mcdonald 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for School swimming sports day.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Tania - thanks for the five star review and positive words. We love having our schools come for racing!

Gary Fuller 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Love this pool, I’ve been learning and training and now exercising at Wharenui since 1974, staff and other patrons are all nice and easy for an old codger like me to chat with… yes i have Wharenui to generally be cleaner than the other pools

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Gary - thanks so much for the 5 Stars and the positive review! Look forward to seeing you again next.

Erin Steer 1 year ago

Negative experience: I'm not one to write bad reviews but this pool was a real let down. The pool was extremely dirty & both lifeguards on duty were on their phones & not looking at swimmers. There were two boys in the smaller pool constantly shouting abuse at me & my partner & making inappropriate gestures towards me the entire time. The whole experience was very uncomfortable. Safe to say we didn't stay long.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Erin, thank you also for your review of the facility. Similarly we would like to hear directly about your recent visit and offer you a full refund. We pride ourselves in that the pool continues to have the best water quality in Christchurch but understand that your experience was not an enjoyable one. Please get in contact with Jen our General Manager - [email protected].

Tom Buck 1 year ago

Negative experience: Awful place. Pool is filthy, littered with muddy shoe prints at the bottom of the pool. Bugs crawling round the changing rooms. Sexual harassment from other customers. Lifeguards, sat on their phone the whole time not paying attention to swimmers across multiple pools. Do not come here.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Tom - thank you for providing feedback on your recent visit to the sports centre. While we can see that you did not have a positive experience at the facility, we would welcome the opportunity to hear directly from you. We would also like to process a refund for your visit. More specifically, we are extremely concerned about the behavior that you experienced and intend to follow up with the police. Please reach out to the General Manager ([email protected]),so we can take this part of your complaint further.

Chris Bowley 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing Staff so helpful, listen to my concerns. Granddaughter is so excited about starting next week.

Tymon Fietje 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Have a great swim every Sunday morning. Not many people, lane for myself

Tammy Mills 2 years ago

Negative experience: Completely disappointed in wharenui pool after all the effects to help save it and the relationship they are meant to have with wharenui school. They give the school the Completely inappropriate time slots for the school to take young kids swimming .wrong caregiver of 8 won't be happening in winter. Won't be taking my kids swimming there again..WHARENUI POOL seen your review thaTs not true cos I complained to the school they said they have to take what time slots you make avaliable to them. Young kids should be swimming in term 1 or term 4 not winter

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Kia ora Tammy - sorry that you feel that way but the Wharenui School choose when they are have swimming lessons so may be worth contacting them. The lessons are during the school time so not sure what timeframes you are expecting.

Matt Shanks 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Have used the gym for social basketball for well over a year. What a well run event, great facilities, a fun friendly competition, great refs and an all round good time.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Matt - thanks for the great review!!! See you next time!

Erin Burgess 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: The tutor is detailed in her descriptions of swimming techniques which enables me to understand clearly what I need to change to improve my own techniques. By the second lesson I've started on drills that have already made a noticable difference in the power of my arms pulling through the water. I'm very happy with the quality of the adult swimming lessons.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Kia ora Erin - that is awesome to hear! Thanks for the review!

Donald Derrick 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Swimming and boxfit. What is not to love?

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Donald - Thank you very much for the 5-star review! Can't wait to see you again soon!

ALSA FROZEN 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean facilities and friendly staff

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Alsa - thank you very much for the 5-star review! Looking forward to seeing you back here!

mangobri 3 years ago

Negative experience: Don’t come here

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Kia ora Kayla - Thanks for the review and sorry you did not enjoy your time at Wharenui. If you have any specific feedback you can email this through to [email protected]

Mohammed Yasin 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good pool !

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Mohammed - Thanks for the 5-Star review, we think so to! Look forward to seeing you again soon!

shane breach 3 years ago

Positive experience: Had a good swim but squealing school kids are a off putting

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Shane - Thanks for the review! The school programme at Wharenui is an important part of our interaction with the community but also it allows us to stay open to the public during the whole day.

Ava Szakats 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pool for lane swimming. Not too crowded. Very friendly staff.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Ava - Thanks for the 5-Star review and the compliments! We reckon our pool is perfect for lane swimming as well. Can't wait to see you back down at the pool soon!

Els De Laat 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always good it's was very hot inside

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Els - Thanks for the 5-star review! No quick runs from the changing rooms to the pool in the freezing cold here! Can't wait to see you again soon!

Greg Tyson 4 years ago

Positive experience: All good except of course the restricted hours for we lane swimmers. However I do accept the fact that the Club needs to run a lean ship for a while. Hopefully the hours will extend by Springtime.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Greg - Thanks for the review! Thank you for also understanding why we have had to restrict the hours - not by choice of course! With the feedback provided by users, we have extended our hours and are now open till 9.30 am in the mornings and open at 11.00 am at midday - hope this helps a bit. We will constantly review these times during the year. We are more than happy to hear any feedback around hours at [email protected].

Michael Netto 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice place. Well maintained. Compared to the other pools this is small. Mainly kids from school comes here for learning swimming lessons. Good staff and teachers.

Jacky Cook 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great to see wharenui pool back up and running. Reduced hours but great to get a swim in. They have turned up the pool temperature too!

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Jacky - Thanks for the 5-Star review! It's great to be back as well! Thank you for understanding about the hours, thanks to everyone's feedback we are now open till 9.30 am in the mornings and open at 11.00 am at midday. Temperatures are perfect for these chilly Christchurch days!

Anita Schwenke 4 years ago

Positive experience: kids love it, not to crowed but hope there will be more fun things on school holidays for the kids to do in the pool.

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Anita - Thanks for the 4-star review! We might have to get the Giant Inflatable out!!!! Please feel free to get in contact at [email protected] with any other suggestions on what fun things we could do for kids in the future. Look forward to seeing you again!

Conrad Clayton 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Warm welcome from the admission staff, flattered that she didn't automatically offer me a seniors pass . Poolside staff friendly, and very helpful, even introduced me to the lady whose lane I shared. This is not a fancy pool, but it is clean, the water is not at all cloriney, I swam for 35 mins, no goggles, no red eyes. Personally I found the water temperature perfect. The changing facilities are basic, but the showers are hot. I'll be going again.

Andrea Tripodi 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love it! Just the best place where to go swimming in NZ... Except for the water temperature.. Too cold... Edit. Hi, did you guys have changed management recently? I got told you did. Well, in my previous experience, the main pool had a range between 29 and 23 degrees throughout the year, it was too sensisitve to outdoor weather temperature, but if the situation has changed, this is good!! Looking forward to come back!!

Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Hi Andrea - Thanks for the 5-Star review! We also think that Wharenui is the best place to swim in NZ. We are sorry the pool temperatures are too cold for you, did you try our smaller pools? Our main pool sits at 27.5 C but our middle pool (30 C) and toddlers pool (33 C) are much warmer. Hope to see you back soon!Edit: Hi again Andrea, that is correct we have had a change in management recently. Not sure about it being sensitive to outdoor weather temperature but occasionally outside our control the pool temperature does fluctuate - not by our choice of course but it is an old plant and likes to keep us on our toes! Thanks again for the positive review and looking forward to seeing you soon!

Erin Yang 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: friendly staff, not crowded, clean and warm.

Isha Masoodi 6 years ago

Positive experience: My two kids swim here on Wednesday. They are doing great

Joyce Yao 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: It's closed until 8 Jan. 2018

Tran Phuong 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff is helpful. Always get 1 lane for myself. Sometimes water get quite cold in winter but I don’t mind. Bathroom shower is hot and strong. Really love this swimming pool. Wish it would have more time open for public.

311 Riccarton 6 years ago

Negative experience: There is something wrong with the receptionist Jackie. Showed up on the morning, paid 6 dollar to use the basketball court with some training, there is one other person using the half court, so I went out, ask her politely to turn on the light in order for me to use other half court, she refused at first; I went out, asked again, she turned it on and called me pain in the ass. I eventually left with 6 dollar money return, she ruined my day for no reason, have no idea what she went through or what breakfast she had She could have told me earlier while i was on the counter if she want me to use only certain area, instead of being mean and insult me afterwards, she even asked me why wouldn't I join the other guy and only use the half court. there is only one basket, why would I interrupt other after i paid to get in while other facility is available?

Tom Swart 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Cool basketball court

Jenney Manks 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always friendly helpful staff. Jenney

姜勇 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: good place for swimming and leisure!

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