Kilbirnie Recreation Centre

Facilities

Our facilities include:

• A 20-metre by 40-metre concrete rink with sport court flooring, 1.5-metre barrier and safety netting.
• Removable ramps and obstacles - these dominate the rink during public skating times.
• Tinytown: a safe, fun, interactive play area with ride-on toys and high energy activities for preschoolers.

Request booking

To book a birthday party at a recreation centre, go to our birthday party booking page.

Hours

Reception hours

Monday–Thursday: 9am–10pm*
Friday–Sunday: 9am–9pm*
Public holidays: Closed

*Facility operating hours and public skating times may vary. Please refer to the Google calendar for our daily timetable and hours. 

Tinytown hours

Monday: 9am – 5pm
Tuesday: 9am – 3pm
Wednesday: 9am – 5pm
Thursday: 9am – 5pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm*
Saturday: 9am – 12pm*
Sunday: Hours vary, check google calendar below.*

*Note that these hours may vary due to events and birthday parties, check the Google calendar below and look for “Tinytown (xhrs)”

Session information

We allow scooters, skateboards, blades, skates and balance bikes in the facility (no pedalled bicycles or bikes with training wheels).

Family session: Families and young children (Under 8s) take priority during this session. This is open to the public for skating and casual play. There will be smaller ramps on display to suit our younger skaters.

Public session: Open to the public for skating and casual play for more experienced riders. If you have a young child, please come during our earlier family session.

Click on the sessions in the calendar below to see more details.

Note: these hours are subject to change based on private bookings.

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School programmes

Preschool, primary, intermediate and secondary schools can book sessions at the Karori Recreation Centre. We can align your requests with the health and physical education strands under your school’s curriculum. Outreach programmes are available for selected offerings.

Activities offered are $60 per session and vary depending on the age of the students:

• Athletics - running, jumping, throwing, and challenge games
• Co-operative games
• Gymnastics
• Inflatables
• Invasion games - basketball, futsal, handball, netball, and ultimate frisbee
• Net games - badminton, pickleball, and volleyball
• Ngā taonga takaro - ki-o-rahi, ti uru, and tapu ae
• Striking and fielding games - floorball
• Target games - dodgeball

For preschool students we offer:

• Fine motor skills
• Movement and play
• Socialising
• Balance and coordination
• Wheels
• Inflatable
• Mini trampoline
• Sensory and soft equipment

School booking

Book weekly onsite sessions or one-off events. Enquire with the centre for availability.

Activities

• Adagio & Acrobatics
• Badminton
• Birthday parties
• Buggy walks
• Pickleball
• Schools programmes
• Skating
   - Learn to rollerblade or rollerskate
   - Skate Fit classes
   - Family skating sessions
   - Public skating sessions
• Skateboarding
   - Learn to skateboard
   - Skateboard only sessions
• Tinytown Early Birds sessions
• World Chase tag
• Ultimate Movement
• Volleyball Clinic

Chase Tag

Kilbirnie Recreation Centre has now become officially licensed by World Chase Tag and are excited to be offering competitive leagues and casual drop-in sessions.

Chase Tag is a combination of parkour and tag! Players begin the round at opposite sides of a square known as "The Quad", which is filled with various obstacles that players move over, under and through using parkour skills. The chaser has 20 seconds to tag the evader with their hand. If either player steps outside of The Quad they forfeit the round.

Each league has specially designed quads and move sets in mind, a smaller 8x8 quad for the juniors, and a 10x10 quad for the adults.

Teams require 4-6 players and are mixed gender. The junior league is for players ages 9 to 14. The adult league is for players 15 years and over. Players under 18 must have written consent from a parent or guardian.

Spectators are welcome (free entry).

The Adult League is postponed until Term 4. Adults can still join us for a casual drop-in session after any of the below Junior League sessions.

To register, email kilbirnie.rec@wcc.govt.nz

Admission charges

Concession passes

Concession passes are a convenient and cheap option if you visit the centre regularly – buy a concession pass. For current LeisureCard members, your discount is automatically applied if it's available on the pass you're buying.

Concession passes are non-refundable, non-transferable, and are valid for two years.