Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui council to take over management of Splash Centre

Whanganui Chronicle
16 Aug, 2022 04:00 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Sport Whanganui chief executive Danny Jonas said its focus will shift to other projects such as the Whanganui Boys & Girls Gym Club. Photo / Bevan Conley

Sport Whanganui chief executive Danny Jonas said its focus will shift to other projects such as the Whanganui Boys & Girls Gym Club. Photo / Bevan Conley

After 20 years, Sport Whanganui is stepping away from the management of Whanganui's Splash Centre.

Instead, the facility and its services will return in-house to Whanganui District Council from September 1.

"Going to the council and staying local is bloody good news," Sport Whanganui chief executive Danny Jonas said.

"Twenty years is a hell of a long time to be involved in something, so the board have decided that it's time to perhaps looks at other options."

Jonas said Splash Centre had been one of the main focuses for Sport Whanganui over the past two decades.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The two entities are currently working through an agreed transition period ensuring continuity of operations and service with as little disruption as possible.

Splash Centre staff were advised of the change in June and all current staff would be retained.

Jonas said a new area of focus for Sport Whanganui was the Whanganui Boys & Girls Gym Club.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

"We took over management of that around 18 months ago, so there's some energy required to go into that to get the facility up to a level that we're happy with," he said.

He said the long-term desire for the gym involved expanding and upgrading the facility to promote activity in young people.

"It's been an iconic venue for Whanganui for many years, so we're really excited for what we can do in this space," he said.

Whanganui District Council property and open spaces general manager Sarah O'Hagan said the contract for the Splash Centre was worth $750,000 annually, with an additional $45,000 for the Whanganui East pool.

Discover more

Some uncontested seats as regional and district council candidates counted

14 Aug 05:00 PM

Peter Oskam promises a strong voice and no spin for 2022 election

14 Aug 05:00 PM

Potential buyout for flood-risk properties in Anzac Parade

14 Aug 05:00 PM

New housing development accelerates water main upgrade

10 Aug 02:30 AM

The $750,000 was the cost to run the whole facility, and Sport Whanganui would get a management fee.

O'Hagan said the council brought the management in-house to continue providing the service to Whanganui.

Whanganui District Council's chief executive David Langford said the council recognised and appreciated Sport Whanganui's 20-year contribution as the contract holder for Whanganui's community pools, which included a period managing the Whanganui East pool.

"We look forward to continuing to work in collaboration with Sport Whanganui on current and future initiatives that contribute to the wellbeing of the community," Langford said.

Save

    Share this article

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Whanganui Chronicle

Why Ruapehu voted against bigger water model

11 Jul 05:02 AM
Whanganui Chronicle

Search for missing man continues after car pulled from river

10 Jul 11:09 PM
Whanganui Chronicle

Community group seeks to manage historic reserve

10 Jul 06:00 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Whanganui Chronicle

Why Ruapehu voted against bigger water model

Why Ruapehu voted against bigger water model

11 Jul 05:02 AM

Officials say a multi-council body would save their community $40 million.

Search for missing man continues after car pulled from river

Search for missing man continues after car pulled from river

10 Jul 11:09 PM
Community group seeks to manage historic reserve

Community group seeks to manage historic reserve

10 Jul 06:00 PM
Chaos as Ruapehu council rejects officials' advice on water

Chaos as Ruapehu council rejects officials' advice on water

10 Jul 03:15 AM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP