Marlborough District Council
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Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Stadium 2000 does offer communal single sex changing and showering in the female and male block. They contain a shower in a cubicle and then an open change room space. There are also 'open' pool deck showers for rinsing before and after swimming.
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
Stadium 2000 does, but in a limited capacity of 4 combined showers, toilets and change space and this also doubles as an accessible block.
There are, however, 8 individual change only spaces available for users.
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.
Stadium 2000 has a specific Inclusive Spaces (trans-specific policy). This is attached.
‼️ SUFW Note: The policy prioritises gender identity over pretty much everything else.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
Family Change
Individual Change
Disabled Change
Male Change
Female Change
Group Change
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
As per the policy, all users have the right to use the restroom that aligns with their self-identified gender, regardless of their assigned sex at birth or legal gender marker.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
Not applicable at our facility.
Our Verdict
Inclusive and welcoming to everyone except women who want a space to themselves! On the plus side they do have some individual spaces. Their female / male spaces need to be renamed to reflect reality. Their policy document references the now obsolete (and unavailable) guidelines from Sport NZ.
Links to any provided documents