Nairnville Recreation Centre

Nairnville Recreation Centre is a popular venue for adult sport leagues and children's activity programmes.

Inside Nairnville Recreation Centre

Nairnville Recreation Centre is located in Nairnville Park, on the corner of Cockayne Road and Lucknow Terrace, Khandallah.

Facilities

  • Multi-purpose sports hall – available for hire and suitable for basketball, netball, volleyball, and badminton. See charges. To book, use the form below.
  • Large community room – available for hire. Includes kitchen facilities. Table tennis facilities are also available for hire for this room. To book, use the form below.
  • Squash court – available for public use. See charges. To book, call 04 479 2022.

Request booking form 

Hours 

Opening hours are subject to change, please enquire by calling 04 479 2022.  

Monday 8.30am–9.30pm
Tuesday 8.30am–9.45pm
Wednesday 8.30am–10pm
Thursday 8.30am–10.15pm
Friday 8.30am–9pm
Saturday 9am–8pm
Sunday 9.30am–6pm
Public holidays Closed

Activities

The centre offers many courses and activities that cater to a range of age groups from pre-schoolers to seniors. 

Courses coincide with the school term. Full-care programmes are offered during the school holidays.

The facility is a popular venue for Children's birthday parties, see our birthday parties booking page.

Some of these activities can be booked online – follow the links for more information.

Activities for pre-schoolers

Note: Preschool classes on Monday to Wednesday start the second week of term.

Activities for school-age children

Activities for adults

  • Badminton - court hire
  • Basketball - casual use or court hire
  • Basketball - social league for men - Thursday evening
  • Circuit Training
  • Ezy Movers - 10.45am–11.30am, Thursdays (temporarily moved to Karori Recreation Centre)
  • Pickleball - Friday (temporarily changed to 12:15pm-2:15pm until Friday 16 June 2023, back to 11am-1pm from Friday 23 June 2023)
  • Squash - court hire
  • Tai chi
  • Table tennis (seniors) - 1.30pm–3pm, Tuesdays
  • Volleyball - court hire
  • Netball - women's social league
  • Yoga
  • Zumba - for details, contact Zumbalicious Wellington

Admission charges

Item Fee
Adult (16 years and over) $4.50
Child (15 years and under) $3.00
With LeisureCard $2.20

Court hire charges

Badminton

Item Times Price per hour
One court Weekdays, 8.30am–5pm $12
Weekdays, after 5pm and weekends $18
Racket hire   $2
Shuttlecock hire   $5

Gym

Item Times Price per hour
Full court (no half court hire) Weekdays, 8.30am–5pm $33
Weekdays, after 5pm and weekends $55

Squash

Item Times Price per half hour
One court Weekdays, 8.30am–5pm $7.00
Weekdays, after 5pm and weekends $9.00
Racket hire   $2.00
Squash ball hire   $7.50

Table tennis

Item Price per hour
Table, bats and balls $18

Volleyball

Item Times Price per hour
Badminton-size court Weekdays, 8.30am–5pm $12
Weekdays, after 5pm and weekends $18
Full court Weekdays, 8.30am–5pm $33
Weekdays, after 5pm and weekends $55

Casual use

Courts are available for casual use on Sundays between 4pm and 6pm, and can sometimes be used casually between bookings.

Contact and address

Nairnville Recreation Centre

Phone: 04 479 2022

Email: nairnville.rec@wcc.govt.nz

Street address: Corner of Cockayne Road and Lucknow Terrace