Makino Aquatic Centre

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Thursday, 30 July
Water Walking Space, 8:30am - 10am
Sport Manawatu, 10:45am - 11:30am
Lytton Street School, 11am - 2:30pm
Dolphin Swim Club, 4pm - 7pm
FASC, 5:30pm - 7pm
Aqua Fit, 6:15pm - 7pm
Kiwi Canoe Polo, 7:15pm - 9pm
Friday, 31 July
Aqua Fit, 9am - 9:45am
Water Play, 10am - 12pm
Aqua Flow, 10am - 10:45am
Canoe Polo, 6pm - 8:30pm
Saturday, 1 August
Dolphin Swim Club, 8:30am - 10:30am
Weekend Inflatables, 1pm - 3pm

Positive Poolside Culture

To help improve safety, traffic flow, and the overall swimming experience. We introduced clockwise swimming in all shared lanes.

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Weekend Inflatables

We have inflatables from 1pm - 3pm every Saturday and Sunday.

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Swim every day of the month

Underswim reusable period underwear is available.

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Latest News

30 July
- NEW
Ideas that Float

Six vibrant floating boards now hang above the Learn to Swim pool, providing children with a fun visual focus as they practice back floating. By encouraging swimmers to look...

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24 July
- NEW
Green Prescription, Real Results

Local adults are improving their physical and mental wellbeing through a free 10-week Green Prescription (GRx) programme delivered by Sport Manawatū, utilising the...

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22 July
- NEW
Float for a Minute. Save a Life.

As the countdown to World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, Makino Aquatic Centre (MAC) is encouraging the community to take part in The Big Float and learn a simple...

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22 June

Ice, Ice Baby: Polar Plunge

Makino Aquatic Centre is opening its outdoor pool for a mid-winter Polar Plunge as part of this year’s Matariki celebrations.

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