Christchurch, New Zealand – December 2000
Summer’s Here!
Hi fellow travellers! It’s been awhile since I’ve last written. I would have done last month if my husband and I had not been moving house. Don’t you just hate packing everything up and then unpacking everything once you’ve settled in?
Anyway summer’s here and Christmas is getting close. We have exactly three weeks till Santa arrives in town to deliver all those gifts to every little boy and girl!
Here’s a great summer thing for you to do….
Pioneer Leisure Centre
So you like swimming, eh? I hope so because this place is a great place for you, with or without children! There’s so much cool stuff to do as well as fabulous swimming. What more could you ask for?
The Pools
The Leisure pool is a fun recreational pool for all ages and a great place for families while the five lane 25 metre Activity Pool is available for lane swimming (serious or fun), aquacise, and learn-to-swim programmes.
Indoor waves
Fun water bikes
Raindrop fountain
Swirl pool
Bubble pool
Lazy River channel
(25 metre with a graduated 1.1 to 1.5 metres)
5 lanes
Steam room
Sauna room
Sunbeds
Early Learning Centre (for the children)
Fitness Centre
Shops and heaps more!
Prices
Check out the website for pricing details on swimming, aerobics, fitness centre, squash courts, sunbeds and centre services.
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday, 6am – 10pm
Saturday and Sunday, 8am – 8pm
Address
75 Lyttelton St, Spreydon,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Phone: *64 03 372 2851
Fax: *64 03 337 6729
E-mail: pioneer@pioneer.org.nz
Website: www.pioneer.org.nz for more information.
Accommodation
Tuscana – luxury suites
Stonehurst Apartments – dorms to self contained units
Want to have a good chat about Christchurch?
My ICQ is: 12163770 or
email me: jessicar@xtra.co.nz
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