Christchurch City Council
Captured
Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Yes. All listed facilities provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
Jellie Park
6 gender neutral rooms (wet side)
2 accessible change rooms (wet side)
6 changing cubicles (dry side)
1 accessible change room (dry side)
Matatiki
6 gender neutral rooms (wet side)
Pioneer
5 gender neutral rooms
1 accessible change room
Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool)
5 gender neutral rooms
1 accessible toilet and shower
1 accessible change room
Parakiore
Multiple gender-neutral bathrooms across three floors (18 ground floor, 4 first floor, 4 second floor)
Additional community change rooms (6)
Graham Condon
5 gender neutral rooms
1 accessible toilet and shower
1 accessible change room
Taiora QEII
6 gender neutral rooms
2 accessible change rooms
Q3: Please provide any policies or procedures that apply to trans-identified people who wish to use the changing and showering facilities in your sites.
Guidelines - Trans and gender diversity guidance for exercise and recreation providers
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
Facilities are identified by symbols
SUFW note: they didn't show us what identifies male and female areas, but a coat hanger is used for a 'gender neutral' (unisex) changing rooms.
A shower head identifies showers.
They say there are still male and female change spaces but they didn't provide the imagery they use.
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
In line with the guidance from the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, Gender diverse people can use the bathrooms or change rooms where they feel safest.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
We follow Recreation Aotearoa’s guidance, therefore people identifying as women can attend Women Only sessions as these are designed to be a safe space for women.
Our Verdict
Totally captured and following lobby groups rather than the law.
Links to any provided documents