Admission
Admission covers all-day, multiple-entry skating, with skates and a helmet included in the ticket price.
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Tekapo Springs Ice Rink
Tekapo Springs' outdoor rink on Lake Tekapo, built on a rink tradition that dates to 1935
Public skating at Tekapo Springs Ice Rink: the next 7 days
Currently out of season The rink page says "Closed for the season, back in April 2027!" and the FAQs give the season as mid-April to end-August, weather dependent. The rink is also booked for hockey and events during the season, so check its ice-rink calendar. Official schedule update
- Address
- 300 Lakeside Drive, Lake Tekapo, 7945
- Phone
- +64 3 680 6550
- Website
- tekaposprings.co.nz
New Zealand's first official ice rinks, 1935, now beside the hot pools
The ice rink at Tekapo Springs is an international-sized outdoor rink that its operator calls one of the most scenic in New Zealand, with views of Lake Tekapo and the mountains. Tekapo's extreme but beautiful winters made it an ideal place for winter sports, and New Zealand's first official ice rinks were created here in 1935.
In the mid-2000s Karl, the future developer and owner of Tekapo Springs, had the opportunity to purchase the original ice-skating rink and land. His dream was to revive winter sports in the Mackenzie, from pleasure skating to ice hockey to curling. The new rink officially opened in June 2007, with 12,000 visitors recorded in its first three months, and the hot pools followed in January 2008.
Rink-side there are wooden tables and an open fire where skaters can warm up. The family's ties to the area go back to 1973, when Karl Burtscher Snr and Audrey Burtscher bought Richmond Station on the eastern shores of Lake Tekapo.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Skate hire and helmets are included in the ticket price, and skating frames are available to hire for beginners.
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Booking & check-in
Booking is not required, but the rink advises checking its online schedule in case it is booked for ice hockey or another event.
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Skating with children
Children can skate as long as the ice skates fit them; there is no other minimum age.
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Parking & arrival
There is plenty of free car and bus parking on site.
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Accessibility
Wheelchair users are permitted on the ice after speaking to onsite staff, so that safety risks are minimised.
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