Whakatāne District Council
Confused
Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Yes, at both the Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre and Murupara Aquatic Centre.
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
The Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre has two single occupancy changing and showering facilities and the Murupara Aquatic Centre has none.
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.
The Whakatāne District Council does not have such a policy. We have two family changing rooms at the Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre that can be used by anyone, but preference is for families and those with accessibility needs.
There are no alternative changing rooms at the Murupara Aquatic Centre.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
The labelling at our aquatic centres is as follows:
Family and accessible changing room - Ruma tini kakahu – whānau me te tomopai
Men Tāne
Women Wāhine
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
Anyone can use the family change rooms at the Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre, however there are only communal change rooms available at the Murupara Aquatic Centre.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
This is not applicable for either facility as we do not have women only swimming sessions.
Our Verdict
They don't answer Q5 really - have asked for clarification