U Leisure

U Leisure is a limited liability joint venture company of equal shareholding between the Waikato Students’ Union and the University of Waikato. It manages the University’s commitment to sport, recreation and leisure on campus and runs a number of major community events. The company operates across four areas - recreation, leisure, events and asset management.

Recreation Management

The Rec Centre provides an extensive range of recreational opportunities on campus.

Services offered include:

personal training and exercise consultancy with qualified trainers
sport consultancy and rehabilitation with specialised consultants
the latest group exercise classes, including Bums Tums Thighs, REV Indoor Cycling and Body Blast classes
activity courses as diverse as Zumba Fitness, Pilates Matwork, Yoga, Kickboxing, Hip Hop and Healthy Back courses

A continuous investment in the Rec Centre also ensures the greatest variety of services and facilities of any gym in the region, while offering the best value for money memberships.

Facilities offered include:

two heated endless pools; ideal for swim training, aqua jogging, aquatic therapy and other deep water exercise
Express Zone for a time-efficient workout
REV indoor cycling studio
squash courts, with bookings available online
fully equipped sports hall
group exercise room, with over 30 classes to choose from
weights and cardio areas, with an extensive range of equipment

There is also a sports hall, activities room and meeting room available for hire.

For more information, visit the Rec Centre website: www.reccentre.co.nz, phone (07) 838-4177, email reccentre@uleisure.co.nz, or visit the Rec Centre at Gate 1 Knighton Road.

Leisure Management

All sport and recreation facilities on campus are available for both student and community use. Facilities are user pays, but students qualify for discounted charges at competitive rates.

For facility bookings, contact University of Waikato Sport, email uowsport@uleisure.co.nz. For pool enquiries, email pool@uleisure.co.nz.

Facilities

Fields - Cricket, Touch, Rugby and Soccer
The University of Waikato fields are the biggest of any New Zealand university.
During the summer months there are six touch fields, four mini soccer fields and four artificial cricket wickets. Plus there is a 3 lane covered cricket net training facility. During winter there are two soccer fields and two rugby fields, with excellent night light towers for training.

Courts - Netball, Tennis and Squash
There are eight tennis courts during the summer months (reduced to five over winter) and four floodlit netball courts during winter. Two squash courts are available at the Pavilion via 24 hour key access. Keys are available from the Rec Centre.

Pool
The complex includes a 50 metre outdoor leisure pool and dive pool. The season operates from December to the end of March and the pools are accessible through Gate 4, Hillcrest Road.

Don Llewellyn Sports Pavilion
The Pavilion is the building by the tennis courts and sports fields off Silverdale Road at Gate 3B. The Pavilion is the home of University club sport.

UoW Sport

UoW Sport provides an umbrella framework to University of Waikato sports clubs, representative teams and individual athletes. Clubs include traditional sports such as rugby, netball, hockey, soccer, rowing and cricket, and other less traditional clubs such as snow, ski and alpine, scuba and handball.

Joining a sports club is easy. You can either sign up on Clubs Day, which is held on the first Wednesday of each semester or if you would like to join the University of Waikato “Tribe” for the NZ Uni Games, contact UoW Sport at the Cowshed or contact uowsport@uleisure.co.nz.

For more information, visit www.waikato.ac.nz/go/sport.

High Performance Sport and Performing Arts

The University is committed to supporting high performance athletes and performers across all disciplines and aims to provide opportunities for students to excel in both academic and sporting/performing arts endeavours.

The High Performance Sport Manager can offer assistance to students trying to balance their training, competitions and study, is available for liaising with academic staff, scholarship providers and sporting bodies, and provides support to all Hillary Scholars.

For more information, phone (07) 838-4264 or email highperformance@waikato.ac.nz.

Workplace Wellness

Workplace Wellness is recognised internationally as being an integral part of work-life balance. The University Wellness programme managed by U Leisure is focused on empowering staff to make informed healthy life choices. This is achieved through an annual Step it Up Challenge, a twice yearly Wellness Week and wellness consultations.

For more information, visit the Workplace Wellness website: www.staffwellness.co.nz, phone (07) 858-5162 or email wellness@uleisure.co.nz.

Event Management

U Leisure is responsible for providing some of the city’s largest events, including the REV Cycle Festival, Gallagher Great Race, the Great Race Ball, Round the Bridges and the New Zealand College Games.

For more information, phone (07) 838-4664 or email events@uleisure.co.nz.

U Leisure also provides many of the University events on campus, including:

Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues
The Blues Awards recognise the achievements of individuals, teams, coaches, referees and administrators, and reward excellence in sport, creative and performing arts.

Tertiary Challenge
Tertiary Challenge is an inter-University student sporting competition scheduled in August.

Varstonians Day
Varstonians Day is an annual event, held on the last Saturday of June. Sports clubs invite ex-players of hockey, netball, rugby, soccer and rowing to come together, reminisce and watch the current teams play.

Interhall Sport
For current residents of the University of Waikato’s halls of residence, Interhall Sport is designed to promote friendship, teamwork, wellbeing and enjoyment. There is a range of sport for each hall to enter teams throughout the year.

ASB Social Sport
ASB Social Sport offers indoor and outdoor social sport leagues throughout the year. Sports include netball, volleyball, soccer and touch. For more information, phone (07) 838 4312 or visit the ASB Social Sport website: www.socialsport.co.nz.

Uni Staff Golf Day
Staff Golf Day is held every November at a local golf course. The day caters for all abilities and is a fun way for staff to socialise while benefiting from some low-impact exercise.

Asset Management

U Leisure leases space on campus to a variety of catering operators, businesses and groups. It also manages space in a number of buildings: Faculty of Education Café, Students’ Union Building, Eastside, Oranga, Cowshed, Campus Shops, Rec Centre and the Don Llewellyn Sports Pavilion.

For more information, phone (07) 838-4442 or email info@uleisure.co.nz.

Rooms for Hire

Rooms in the Students’ Union Building are available at a charge (internal or external); however there is no charge for official University clubs.

Campus Cafés

There are ten cafés on campus offering a wide variety of food and drink:

Bongo Café - Campus Shops
The Kebab Express - Oranga ground floor
Obello Café - Oranga ground floor
Gaura Good Food - SUB ground floor
Le Zat Café - Oranga ground floor
Momento Café - Campus Shops
MS2 Café - Management School
Opus Bar & Café - WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts.
SOE Café - TC Level 1
Station Café - Hillcrest Road