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Aquatic Centre
The West Wave Aquatic Centre was developed around the
original Olympic competition pool and diving facility built
specifically for the XIVth Commonwealth Games, of 1990.
The original developers created what was regarded as among
the fastest competition pools in the world. They had also,
so they thought, future-proofed the facility with a moveable
bulkhead and a "raisable" floor. The combination of these
two features enabled the operators to create two pools out
of one, and to create a "shallow end" and a "deep end" – or
a toddlers' pool or any one of a number of variations on a
theme. These, it was thought would make the pool a state of
the art, multi function aquatic centre.
However, aquatic centre design was about to move on into the
field of outright leisure facilities. Although the Waitakere
Aquatic Centre was heavily used – and in demand for top
level competitive sports – by the late 1990's it was not a
leisure centre in the modern sense.
Accordingly, the Waitakere City Council created plans to
greatly expand the centre with a range of modern facilities:
- A leisure/wave pool
- A hydro slide
- A remodelled reception area and changing facilities
- A hydrotherapy pool
- And a new fitness centre
This became West Wave - a
world-class community leisure facility, which caters for a
broad range of user groups through both casual use and
programmed activities.
West Wave was opened in November 2002, by the Rt. Hon. Helen
Clark, Prime Minister.
In addition to its leisure functions and its role as a
premier competition venue for regional, national and
international events it is also "home" to two local swimming
clubs, one masters swimming club, two water polo clubs, one
multi sport club, one diving club, and New Zealand's first
Water Polo Academy. It also has more than 1900
members.
Recreation
Centre
The Recreation Centre is an
old electronics manufacturing factory with a sprung wooden
floor suitable for non-competition level basketball,
netball, volleyball, badminton, table tennis and roller
sports (not skateboarding).
It is used by some 120,000 people a year and provides many
programmes each week from pre school gym to Older Adults
exercise classes.
Approximately 30 community groups or clubs are based in the
centre, which also houses the Henderson Plunket, Waitakere
Community Arts Council and West Auckland Music Education
Centre.
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