The Waitaki Aquatic Centre is a Council owned and operated swimming facility featuring a 25 metre lap pool, spa pool and a junior pool.
We offer a range of swim and fitness programmes as well as providing casual pool access for recreational swimming. There are fun activities for kids of all ages such as bombing tower, dive boards, tarzan swing and massive inflatables at selected times.
For information on our Swim squad options, please contact the Aquatic Centre directly on 03 433 0410
Monday to Friday: 6am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 6pm
Public Holidays: 10am to 6pm
Anzac Day: 1pm to 6pm
Christmas Hours
Wednesday 24th December 6.00am to 3.00pm
Thursday 25th December CLOSED
Friday 26th December CLOSED
Saturday 27th December to
Tuesday 30th December 10.00am to 6.00pm
Wednesday 31st December 10.00am to 3.00pm
Thursday 1st January 2026 CLOSED
Friday 2nd January CLOSED
Saturday 3rd January to
Sunday 4th January 10.00am to 6.00pm
Monday 5th January Normal hours resume 6.00am to 7.00pm
Give a gift of Swimming
Over the Christmas period the Waitaki Aquatic Centre ran a “Give a gift of Swimming” Campaign. We raised the money to help support families who would normally not be able to afford swimming lessons.
We are now reaching out to organisations and people in the community who may be able to help us identify families who will benefit from this campaign. To nominate a child or children please click on the link below and complete all the fields required. Please complete a separate nomination for each person.
Online Bookings
To make a booking for Parent and child, Prescool and Learn to swim classes, please check our online booking website below.