
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre

Information about Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre
8041, Christchurch
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
Services, Machines and Guided Classes
Wharenui Swimming Pool & Sports Centre: Opinions
Positive experience: An old but trust facility. Lots of swimming elites come out from this establishment.
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!
Fantastic experience: Amazing swimming Teachers and staff
Hi Beanka - thanks so much for the five-star review and the kind words about our teachers - they do an amazing job!
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
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.
Thanks for the five star review and the great recommendation! Boxfit Brothers run our gym upstairs and are well worth checking out!
Positive experience: It was a good experience for the school outing
Thanks for the positive review! Hope to see you back soon!
Fantastic experience: Great place for School swimming sports day.
Hi Tania - thanks for the five star review and positive words. We love having our schools come for racing!
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
Hi Gary - thanks so much for the 5 Stars and the positive review! Look forward to seeing you again next.
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.
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].
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.
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.
Fantastic experience: Amazing Staff so helpful, listen to my concerns. Granddaughter is so excited about starting next week.
Fantastic experience: Have a great swim every Sunday morning. Not many people, lane for myself
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
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.
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.
Hi Matt - thanks for the great review!!! See you next time!
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.
Kia ora Erin - that is awesome to hear! Thanks for the review!
Fantastic experience: Swimming and boxfit. What is not to love?
Hi Donald - Thank you very much for the 5-star review! Can't wait to see you again soon!
Fantastic experience: Clean facilities and friendly staff
Hi Alsa - thank you very much for the 5-star review! Looking forward to seeing you back here!
Negative experience: Don’t come here
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]
Fantastic experience: Good pool !
Hi Mohammed - Thanks for the 5-Star review, we think so to! Look forward to seeing you again soon!
Positive experience: Had a good swim but squealing school kids are a off putting
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.
Fantastic experience: Great pool for lane swimming. Not too crowded. Very friendly staff.
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!
Fantastic experience: Always good it's was very hot inside
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!
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.
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].
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.
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!!
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!
Fantastic experience: friendly staff, not crowded, clean and warm.
Positive experience: My two kids swim here on Wednesday. They are doing great
Fantastic experience: It's closed until 8 Jan. 2018
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.
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?
Fantastic experience: Cool basketball court
Fantastic experience: Always friendly helpful staff. Jenney
Fantastic experience: good place for swimming and leisure!
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