Council updates  |  20 Dec 2022

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Find out when you need to put your wheelie bins out over the Christmas holidays and check out opening hours for pools, libraries, fitness centres and other Council facilities.

Kerbside collection

  • There will be no changes to bin collections over the holiday period as Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a weekend.
  • Please put your bins out by 6am on your normal collection day.

Eco-drops and transfer stations

  • All Eco-drops and transfer stations will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
  • Check the EcoDrop webpage for more information about opening hours. 

Recreation and Sport Centres, Summer Pools and He Puna Taimoana

  • All Council owned recreation and sport centres will be closed from 6pm on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day.
  • Normal hours will resume from Wednesday 4 January.
  • Graham Condon will be open:
    • From 7am to 8pm between 26 December and 30 December.
    • On 31 December it will be open from 7am to 6pm.
    • On 1 January it will be open from 10am to 8pm.
    • On 2 January and 3 January, they will be open between 7am and 8pm. 
  • Pioneer's indoor pools will be open
    • From 7am to 8pm between 26 December and 30 December.
    • On 31 December the indoor pools will be open from 7am to 6pm. 
    • On 1 January the pools will be open from 10am to 8pm, while from 2 January to 3 January they will open from 7am to 8pm.
    • The fitness centre will be open from 7am to 7pm between 26 and 30 December, on 31 December between 7am and 6pm, New Year's Day it will be open from 10am to 7am and between 7am and 7pm on January 2 and 3. 
  • Taiora QEII will be open:
    • From 7am to 8pm from December 26 to 30 and from 7am to 6pm on 31 December. 
    • On New Year's Day opening hours will be from 10am to 8pm. 
    • On 2 and 3 January, Taiora QEII will be open from 7am to 8pm.
    • Please note the hydroslide's opening hours over the Christmas/New Year period will be from 10am to 6pm. 
  • Jellie Park will be open:
    • From 7am to 8pm between 26 December and 30 December, and from 7am to 6pm on New Year's Eve.
    • It will open from 10am to 8pm on 1 January.
    • From 2 January to 3 January, it will be open from 7am to 8pm.
    • Jellie Park's hydroslides will be open over the Christmas/New Year period from noon to 6pm.
  • Te Pou Toetoe Linwood will be open:
    • From 7am to 8pm between 26 December and 30 December.
    • On 31 December they will be open from 7am to 6pm.
    • On 1 January they will be open from 10am to 8pm.
    • On 2 and 3 January they will be open between 7am and 8pm. 
    • The manu pool will be oppen from 8am to 8pm between 26 and 30 December, 8am to 6pm on 31 December, 10am to 8pm on New Year's Day and 8am to 8pm on 2 and 3 January. 
  • Outdoor Summer Pools at Waltham, Lyttleton and Te Hāpua Halswell Centre will be open:
    • From 11.30am to 7pm between 26 December and 30 December.
    • On 31 December they will be open from 11.30am to 6pm.
    • From New Year’s Day until 3 January opening hours will be 11.30am to 7pm.
    • The hydroslides at Waltham and Te Hāpua will be open from noon to 6pm over the summer period. 
  • He Puna Taimoana is closing at 5pm on Christmas Eve, is closed on Christmas Day and will be closed from 5pm on New Year's Eve. 

Libraries

  • All libraries will be closed on Christmas and Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and New Year Holiday.
  • On Tuesday 27 December (Christmas Day observed) all libraries will be closed except  Tūranga will be open between 10am to 5pm.
  • On Tuesday 3 January (New Year's observed) all libraries will be closed except  Tūranga will be open from 10am to 5pm. 
  • Little River Library will close on Saturday 24 December at noon and will reopen on Saturday 7 January.
  • The mobile library will close on Friday 23 December at 2.15pm and will reopen Monday 9 January.
  • Normal hours will resume at all libraries on Saturday 7 January. Read the full list of opening hours.

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

  • The Christchurch Art Gallery will be closed on Christmas Day.
  • Over the rest of the holiday period, it will be open from 10am to 5pm daily.

Service desks

  • The Civic Reception Desk on Hereford Street, Riccarton, Shirley and Papanui Service Centres are closed on public holidays only.
  • Akaroa, Beckenham, Fendalton, Hornby, Linwood, Little River, Lyttelton Services Centres and the Civic Cash Desk are closed from Christmas Day until Wednesday 4 January.
  • Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre service desk is closed on Christmas Day only and is on reduced hours of 11.30pm to 6pm on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

Contact Centre

  • The Council Contact Centre will be open 24 hours, seven days a week throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
  • Call 03 941 8999 or 0800 800 169.