News | 21 March 2016

Opening hours during Easter 2016

25 March (Good Friday) to 28 March (Easter Monday).

A photo of a pug dog wearing costume bunny ears.

Make sure you check our opening hours before venturing out during the holiday weekend. 

Parking

Parking is free on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

Rubbish and recycling

Rubbish and recycling usually collected on Good Friday will be collected on Saturday instead. Rubbish and recycling will be collected on Easter Monday as usual.

Contacting the Council

The Service Centre, Building Compliance and Consents, and Council offices will be closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday. The Contact Centre will stay open all weekend – you can call us on 04 499 4444.

Libraries

All Wellington City Libraries will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The Central Library will also be closed on Easter Sunday.

Pools

Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre and Freyberg Pool will open daily as normal, 6am–9pm, throughout the long weekend.

Thorndon Pool will open 8.30am–6.30pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and normal hours of 7.30am–7pm on Saturday and Easter Sunday. The last day for the season is Sunday 3 April.

Karori, Keith Spry, and Tawa pools will be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday 10am–6pm and normal hours on Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Recreation centres

Karori, Nairnville, Kilbirnie, and Tawa recreation centres will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and open normal hours on Easter Sunday.

On Saturday, Karori Recreation Centre will be open 12 noon–6pm, Kilbirnie will be open 9am–2.30pm, Nairnville will be open 8.45am–7.30pm, and Tawa will be open normal hours.

ASB Sports Centre will reduce opening hours to 9am–7pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and will be open normal hours on Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Arts

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Gallery will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday only.

Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden’s Treehouse Visitor Centre will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The Botanic Garden Shop will be closed on Good Friday. Both are open normal hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Landfill

The Southern Landfill and Second Treasures shop will be closed on Good Friday only.