Gisborne District Council
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Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Council has considered your request under the LGOIMA and has decided to grant your request in part. The information being released is set out below. The following information relates to Kiwa Pools, a Council-owned and operated facility. Please note that the outdoor pool complex operates seasonally from Labour Day to ANZAC Day.
Q1. Yes. Indoor complex 1x male, 1x female
Outdoor complex 1x male, 1x female
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
Yes. Indoor complex: changing only 7, showering 4
Outdoor complex: changing only 0, showering 2
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.
Council does not currently have any Council-wide policies or procedures that are specific to trans-identified people.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
Facilities are labelled as changing areas and accessible changing areas.
Signage includes male and female pictograms, along with accessbility symbols where applicable.
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
Single-use, gender-neutral changing facilities are available. Individuals may also choose to use the male changing facilities.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
Not applicable.
Our Verdict
No policy = no protection for women