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Wairoa District Council

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Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?

Yes

Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?

Yes (Two separate toilets, Two separate changing cubicles, One room with shower / toilet / changing space)

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.

We follow the law and the Recreation Aotearoa Guidelines (as attached)

Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?

There are three Men’s changing areas labelled: Male Changing Room with a male icon, Male Changing Room with a male icon and Tane Ruma Tini Kaukahu, Tane/Men with a male icon There are three Women’s changing areas labelled: Female Changing Room with a female icon, Female Changing Room with a female icon and Wahine Ruma Tini Kaukahu, Wahine/Women with a female icon Single occupancy area: Family Changing Room and a disabled icon sticker. Male/Female stickers on the individual changing cubicles / toilets

Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?

We follow the Recreation Aotearoa Guidelines (as attached)

Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?

N/A

Our Verdict

Another Council who think they are doing the right thing by following the Recreation Aotearoa guidelines...

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