Indoor Community Sports Centre - Overview

Basketball at a Wellington City Council recreation centre

In June 2007, after seven years of investigation and planning, Wellington City Council approved construction of an indoor community sports centre at Cobham Park in Kilbirnie.

The Cobham Park site was chosen ahead of alternative locations including land opposite the Westpac Stadium known as Harbour Quays. The Harbour Quays site was not adopted due to the prohibitive construction cost and potential conflict with regular events at the stadium.

The Cobham Park site will allow for a 12-court facility with the potential to increase capacity by three further courts in the future. There are around 40 schools close to the site, many of which do not have their own sports facilities.

Construction began in January 2010.

The completed sports centre was named the ASB Sports Centre in August 2011.

Proposed Uses

Existing demand and the growing popularity of netball, basketball and volleyball has highlighted the city’s need for more indoor sports capacity.

The proposed sports centre courts will measure 10,500 square metres, providing the public with quality playing and training facilities for a variety of indoor sports.

Wellington schools will have access to the sports centre for a range of sports development and physical activity programmes. The sports centre will also be a great destination for regional and national sports tournaments.

Construction Progress - May 2011

Since Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited began construction, they've:

installed the roofing system, including the large gutter drainage system
erected all the structural steel and concrete wall panels
completed the timber framing and steel balustrade
framed up the mezzanine levels, ready to be fitted out
nearly finished installing the windows and louvres around the outside
completed the changes to the Cobham Drive / Troy Street roundabout.

The main focus is now on completing the landscaping as well as inside works. This will include finishing installation of the sports floors and fitting-out of the sports equipment and amenity areas.

Construction is still on track for the centre to be opened in late August 2011.

For more information on the construction progress:

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Updates

We'll update sports clubs, residents associations and local residents on progress through regular newsletters.

Newsletters:

May 2011 (210Kb PDF)
August 2010 (125Kb PDF)
December 2009 (116Kb PDF)
May 2009 (143Kb PDF)

Cost

The sports centre at Cobham Park will cost around $47.5 million to build.

The average net operating cost over the life of the asset (50-60 years) is approximately $2.089 million per annum. The Council approved a targeted rate in June 2006 to cover the additional costs of increasing the development from eight to 12 courts.

Time Frame

June 2007	Reconfirmed 2006/07 Annual Plan decision to use Cobham Park site after investigating waterfront options.
July 2007 - March 2009	Design phases, resource consent process and selection of building contractor
December 2009 - July 2011	Construction
August 2011	Centre open for use

More Information

Jim Coard Project Manager
Phone:	(04) 803 8192
Email:	jim.coard

Or

Craig Hutchings Manager Indoor Community Sports Centre
Phone:	(04) 803 8380
Email:	craig.hutchings