Sport and recreation
Need to get out?
Summer in the city can be good for your health, as
well as getting out and meeting new people. Breathe some life into your exercise
routine and make the most of what's on offer.
There are plenty of affordable, healthy ways to have fun and get fit. We have a citywide network of:
-
nine recreation centres
- 12 swimming pools
- three
public golf courses
- more than 100 public tennis courts
- 550 sports fields
- 10 skate parks.
Click on the links below for the locations, opening times, facilities and
costs of our sport and recreation grounds and centres, or contact
us and request a copy of our community and recreation facilities guide.
Learn about some great free physical activities opportunities in your
community.
Work it out at one of our recreation centres. All of the recreation
centres have excellent facilities for you to keep fit or take part in sports
programmes at reasonable rates.
Get away from the daily grind and enjoy our 10 great inner city running routes.
From paddling at Grey Lynn to freestyle at the Olympic swimming pools
citywide, there's family fun and fitness on tap.
Lifeguards are on duty at
every pool during the summer.
Want to search for information on physical activity and sport in the Auckland region? Visit the
Playday website.
Want to try your hand at a spot of golf?
The city's public courses are an
affordable way to sample the sport - visit Waiheke Island Country Club, Great
Barrier Golf Club or Chamberlain Park in Mt Albert. In addition to that, The
New Zealand Golf Guide provides you with all the details you need for golf
courses around New Zealand.
If you are looking for a fun activity, great value, that everyone will be
able to participate in and enjoy, then mini golf
is for you!
Tennis anyone?
We have more than 100 public tennis
courts for you to use across the city. Some are free and some are available
through club membership.
550 sports fields are dotted around the city. Why not get some friends
together to play your sport of choice at one of our parks?
Find
dozens of grounds including volleyball (10), netball (3) and basketball courts
(28), petanque terrains (3), and cricket pitches (10).
Use our parks
search to find your most suitable location.
Search the Auckland City Libraries Community Information to You (CITY)
database for clubs and societies associated with sports and fitness.
Work on those 360 degree turns at one of our thirteen
skate parks. Give it a go!
Use our parks
search to find your closest bowl/ramp.
Find out more about Auckland's major sporting events.
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sporting events happening in the city and fun ways to get fit, sign
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