1 / 3Te Rauparaha Arena and Aquatic Centre
📍 Porirua City Centre, Wellington
Porirua's indoor heated aquatic complex with a wave pool, hydroslide, lazy river, toddlers' pool, spa pools, sauna, steam room, and a basketball hoop. Entry includes all main pool attractions. On-site café and pram-accessible change rooms.
Love this place. My son loves the pool, wave pool, hot tub and water slide. Note: water slide has a height restriction, the wee ones will have to sit on parents lap. Overall, very enjoyable. Change rooms for male or female and shower rooms when ur done. Oh and the staff and life savers are awesum. Can't fault the centre.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Entry covers the wave pool, hydroslide, lazy river, recreation pool, and spa pools in one transaction — good value for a full family session. The 2m recreation pool allows jumping and diving, which reviewers flag as a favourite for school-age kids. Height restrictions on the hydroslide mean small children ride with a parent rather than solo. The staff are called out repeatedly for being genuinely accommodating, including with unplanned large groups.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Feu Janen Livapulu
6 months ago
“Love this place. My son loves the pool, wave pool, hot tub and water slide. Note: water slide has a height restriction, the wee ones will have to sit on parents lap. Overall, very enjoyable. Change rooms for male or female and shower rooms when ur done. Oh and the staff and life savers are awesum. Can't fault the centre.”
Steve SHEL RACING
a year ago
“A really nice facility, pool, spa, sauna, steam room. Something for everyone. Cafeteria also available. Seniors price $3.40 Awesome”
David Roberts - Photographer
3 months ago
“Great fun for the whole family. Slides, hot pills, sauna, steam room, waves, basketball hoop. Lots of fun”
Amir Hadari
a year ago
“The facilitie is nice, The pool is not bad, swimming lanes for adults, waves pool for the kids, slides and an inflatable ninja lane on the water that was a lot of fun, hot tubs, dry and wet sauna and swimming erea for the kids. All and all it was nice, but very crowded (kids are on a break), the showers and dressing rooms needed some more attention and basically there was no place to sit at all, or even a proper place to put our stuff.. We did managed eventually and everyone had fun. Thank you”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Arena Aquatics at Te Rauparaha Arena runs a fully indoor heated complex on Parumoana Street. The leisure pool generates waves; the hydroslide, lazy river, and 2m-deep recreation pool where kids can jump and dive freely add to the active draw. A toddlers' pool sits separate from the main areas for under-fives. Spa pools, sauna, and a steam room give adults a destination of their own. An inflatable ninja lane on the water features in the leisure pool on rotating schedules. The on-site café serves freshly made food. Swim school programs, aqua fitness, and preschool gym classes run year-round.
