Parakiore
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When construction is completed in 2025, the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will be the largest aquatic and indoor recreation and leisure venue of its kind in New Zealand, accessible to people of all ages and abilities.
The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan identified the need for a world-class venue and centre of sporting excellence, accessible to people of all ages, abilities and sporting skills.
Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre will provide an aquatic and indoor recreation and sports facility catering for the day-to-day needs of the leisure, sporting, recreational, education and high performance sporting communities in Canterbury.
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The complex will be well equipped to host local, national and international events. Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre sits within Moorhouse Avenue, Stewart Street, St Asaph Street and Antigua Street. It will be easy to get to by public transport, private vehicles and the new walking and cycling links through the central city.
Construction is being managed by Rau Paenga, and jointly funded by the Crown and the Christchurch City Council, with the Council being the operator of the facility after completion. Rau Paenga posts updates on the construction of Parakiore on its Facebook page.
For more information about the project, email Parakiore@ccc.govt.nz
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The story of Parakiore
Matapopore’s Lynne Te Aika retells the story that Parakiore is most famous for.
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Leisure pools -
Competition pool -
Dive well -
Aquatic Sensory Experience -
Hydroslides
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Swim
- 10 lane 50-metre competition pool with an operable 1.5 metre wide boom
- 1,000 aquatic spectator seats
- 20 metre by 25.4 metre diving pool
- Aquatic leisure facility
- Five hydroslides
- Learn to Swim pool
- Warm water pool, spa, sauna and steam room
- Aquatic sensory space
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Workout
- Fully equipped gym
- Personal training
- Group fitness classes
- Allied Health facilities
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Show court -
Community courts -
Performance Movement Centre
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Play & Sport
- Multi-purpose indoor courts with capacity for nine basketball/netball courts and configurations for other indoor sports codes
- 2500 retractable spectator seats in the show court
- Performance movement centre
- Birthday party room
- High-performance sports centre with facilities for coaching and training
- Sports House – shared administration area for regional sport
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Meet and greet
- Facility administration areas
- VIP and media areas
- Café and supporting and satellite food and beverage facilities
- Facility parking
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Central hub -
Southern entrance -
Northern entrance
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Visit the Christchurch City Council website to read more about ParakioreSee more
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Latest news
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10 November 2024Parakiore a springboard for Diving New Zealand’s Olympic hopesNew Zealand divers will soon be on a level playing field with their international counterparts, as the assembly of the state-of-the-art dive pool and tower is now underway at Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre.
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03 October 2024Versatile indoor sports courts nearing completionWork on one of New Zealand’s most versatile indoor court spaces is nearing completion, with 3500 metres of line markings now painted on the floor at Christchurch’s under construction Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre.
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09 September 2024Competition pool installation underwayA significant milestone for aquatics infrastructure in the South Island has been reached, with construction of the 50-metre competition pool now underway at Christchurch’s Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre.
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16 July 202420,000 native plants and trees at ParakioreOne of the largest planting projects in central Christchurch is underway.
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09 August 2024Parakiore court floor installation underwayThe Olympic Games may be underway in Paris, but in Christchurch court flooring of the same calibre is being installed at Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre.
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03 August 2023HPI announced as operator of Parakiore’s movement arts studiosThe realisation of a new major movement arts centre in Christchurch – called the MOVE centre – is a step closer, with local organisation Human Performance Incorporated announced as the operator of the new Parakiore studios.
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30 May 2023Special name gifted to Metro Sports FacilityLocal rūnanga Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri has gifted a special name – Parakiore – to the Metro Sports Facility.
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30 May 2023Christchurch getting NZ's biggest indoor hydroslidesFive eel-inspired hydroslides have begun to reveal themselves at Christchurch’s Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre, with installation work now under way.
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