Public swimming pools charges

Admission charges

Admission charges

2025/26 Fee

Adult per swim2 $6.10
Child per swim3 $3.60
Under 5 years old swim $2.10
Adult swimming with child under five years of age $2.10
Community services cardholder per swim $3.60
Senior citizen (65 years of age and over)  $3.60
Student4 $3.60
Aquafit adult per class $7.20
Spectator – amenities fee – Waikanae Pool5 $2.10
Aquafit senior per class $6.70
Hydroslide (Waikanae and Coastlands Aquatic Centre – unlimited use per visit)6  $3.10
Family pass (family of four, minimum of one adult or maximum of two adults)
– cost for each extra family member
$17.00
$3.20
Family pass plus hydroslide (family of four, minimum of one adult or maximum of two adults)
– cost for each extra family member
– cost for extra slide pass
$27.80
$3.20
$3.10
Group discount adult (10 or more) $5.80
Group discount child (10 or more) $3.40
Spa and/or sauna in addition to pool entry 7 $2.60
Shower only $2.60
2 Adult 16 years plus 
3 Child 5-15 years
4 On supply of a student ID
5 Excludes learning to swim lessons and adults accompanying an under 8 (Waikanae Pool only)
6 Adults accompanying an under 8 slide user does not pay the hydroslide fee
7 Spa and/or sauna only (i.e. no swim) at the applicable pool entry rate

Concession Cards

Concession Cards

Note expiry three years from date of issue 

2025/26 Fee

Adult 10 swim $58
Child 10 swim $34.20
Community Services Cardholder 10 swim concessions  $34.20
65 years of age and over 10 swim concession  $34.20
Aquafit adult 10 swims $68.40
Aquafit senior 10 swims $63.70
Aquafit adult 20 swims $126.40
Aquafit senior 20 swims $115.80
Adult 20 swims $129.60
Child 20 swims $64.80
Adult 30 swims $155.60
Child 30 swims $91.80
Adult 50 swims  $244.00
Child 50 swims $144.00

Other pool charges

Other pool charges

2025/26 Fee

Swimming pool complex hire – Coastlands Aquatic Centre (peak) (per hour) $481
Swimming pool complex hire – Coastlands Aquatic Centre (off-peak) (per hour)  $249
Swimming pool complex hire – Ōtaki (per hour)  $129
Swimming pool complex hire – Waikanae (per hour)  $361
Lane hire per hour  $9.70
School lane hire per hour (lessons only – not using Kāpiti Coast aquatics instructors) $9.70
School Groups Learn to Swim – per instructor, per hour, plus standard lane hire $57.50
Travel time charge per hour (0.5 minimum) if applicable $57.50
Commercial lane hire per hour, per lane. Plus per head entry at applicable rate $14.40

Meeting room hire

Meeting Room Hire

 (Coastlands Aquatic Centre only)

2025/26 Fee

Community groups per hour $14.80
Community groups half day use (4 hours)  $54.10
Community groups full day use  $90.40
Commercial use per hour $24.00
Commercial use half day use (4 hours) $96.30
Commercial use full day use  $167.90

Aquatic Programmes, Events and Activities

Targeted aquatic events/activity programmes

2025/26 Fee

Throughout the year the Council may organise targeted aquatic events/activity programmes.

Each programme may involve an actual and reasonable participation fee that will be determined in accordance with the nature of the event or activity.

The participation fee will be authorised by the relevant group manager acting under general delegated authority.

Learn to swim: 30 min lessons ($29.60 paid fortnightly via direct debit) $14.80
Learn to swim: 30 min lesson, with bonus Swim & Slide8 ($34.00 paid fortnightly via direct debit) $17.00
Learn to swim: 45 min lesson ($37.80 paid fortnightly via direct debit $18.90
Learn to swim: 45 min lesson with bonus Swim & Slide, ($42.20 paid fortnightly via direct debit) $21.10
Learn to Swim: private lessons - 30 minutes (1:1 ratio of student to instructor) $41.30
Learn to Swim: Small group lesson 30 minutes9 $18.65
Aquatic (small group) programmes* per session rate, enrolment for term required. $9
Waikanae & Ōtaki Pool – BBQ hire per hour $15.50
Waikanae Pool – BBQ bond $20
Waikanae Pool – Gazebo Hire (for 3 hours)  $50
Waikanae Pool – Gazebo bond $20

*All full facility hire is subject to the discretion of pool management

8 Includes standard pool and slide access on other visits during swim school year (Feb - Dec). Customers need to opt out.
9Non-beginner class, available on application and subject to availability. Maximum 4 children per class

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