Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre

The main pool is 50-metres long, and generally has two barriers to divide it into three separate areas. It has three depths to cater for a range of aquatic activities. The learner's pool, which is also known as the programmes pool, is where Learn to Swim classes take place. The toddler's pool has two separate areas, to cater for little ones.

The 50m pool is only available to the public Thursday and Saturday 6am-8.30am for lane swimming.

Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre's SPRAY is a shallow water play area with an exciting range of water features to give families and children an excellent aquatic experience. With two tidal pools for school-aged children, a dedicated area for toddlers and pre-schoolers and a café and courtyard area - it's fantastic fun for all the family.

• Toddlers Pool
  The Toddlers Pool is a dedicated shallow area for pre-school children. It has interactive water features designed to make water fun for young children and enhance their confidence through play. The water is a warm 33 degrees. For hygiene reasons all toddlers must wear pants/togs that are tight fitting around the legs.  Cloth or disposable nappies are not permitted.  Suitable togs can be purchased at reception if required.
• Shallow Spray
  Shallow spray is a large fun and interactive water playground with a range of spray water features, water cannons and jets to play with.  Watch out - you never quite know where the water is going to spray from next.
• Deep Spray
  The Deep Spray pool has a shallow end of 0.7m and a deep end of 1.1m for swimming and having fun in.  Please note that schools have swimming lessons in this pool on weekday mornings 8am - 1.30pm, making this area limited to the public. The water in both the shallow and deep spray pools is heated to 31 degrees.
• Opening Hours
  Spray will be open daily from 8am-8pm. 

Relax with friends or family in one of our three private spas. These are also great for people with arthritis, post operations, sports injuries or just tired bodies who want to relax.

There are 3 spas available:

• Spa One - The largest which can fit twelve people comfortably
• Spa Two - Holds around nine people
• Spa Three - Comfortably fits four to six people

Spas are available from 7am until 8.30pm. You can pre-book a spa with our reception staff by calling 387 8029 (press 0), or book at the front reception desk. Each person is charged for a half-hour session, peak times are after 4pm

WRAC provides single-sex private saunas, a great way to relax after a hard day. They are open from 8am until 9pm every day, and there is no need to book. As an extra feature the cost of a sauna allows you to have a swim in our superb swimming pool.

Club Active membership includes access to two fitness centres - the Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre in Kilbirnie and Freyberg Pool & Fitness Centre in Oriental Bay. There is a wide variety of equipment and classes to choose from, and both fitness centres are catered to users of all ages and abilities. There are four types of memberships available - Active 1, 2, 12 and 12 Off-peak Memberships.

All Memberships Include:

• Fitness Assessment
• Programme prescription
• Follow up visits with trainer
• Standard gym equipment
• Group fitness classes (Land and Water based)*
• Entry to Wellington City Council Pools
• Spas and sauna are included with Active 1 & 12 memberships

For more information on joining Club Active contact Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre on 801 4536, or Gillian at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre on 387 5657.

Personal Trainer - Catherine Dunn
Specialises in fitness for triathlon and mountainbiking. Catherine will work on developing all the fitness components necessary both in the gym and also out in the environment.  She has represented NZ at pro-elite level in the sports of triathlon, duathlon, mountainbiking and currently off-road triathlon. Catherine has competed at the Commonwealth Games in triathlon and holds a world title in off-road triathlon. If you would like to get in touch and discuss your sporting goals and aspirations then contact Catherine at Club Active on 387 5657.

For more information about Club Active click here.

If all that swimming has worked up an appetite, check out our awesome range of nutritional food and tasty treats. Enjoy a delicious coffee in our family friendly environment.

A crèche is available, which is a licensed early childhood education and care centre. Children from 0-5 years of age can enjoy this affordable service for a maximum of two hours each day on a casual basis.

First-time users need to phone the crèche for an appointment to visit or register. Settling in visits are important for the child, which need to take place before the time you intend to use the crèche. There is no charge for these visits, which are compulsory.

Phone the creche for an appointment or visit to register. During this time you will complete forms and be given information and the creche.

To book a session please phone reception on 387 8029. Bookings are taken one creche day in advance. Pre-paid bookings are available in 5 or 10 week blocks during the school terms only.

Fees

Session Times

Session 1 is available to Aquatic Centre users only. Session 2 and 3 users may leave the facility.