The problem was highlighted in club netball on Saturday when New Zealand under-21 representative Zoe Walker slipped and did the splits.
Otago Daily Times club netball writer Audrey Malone in her report stated that ''there is concern that if the issue is not addressed it could cause players to be hurt''.
Edgar Centre general manager Blair Crawford said there were two long-term issues that needed solutions. The prize spot of the Edgar Centre was the arena and it had leaks.
The landlord of the Edgar Centre was City Property and it had spent a lot of money in recent years trying to solve the problem.
''The main cause of leaks in the arena was an air ventilation connection through the ceiling that allowed the leaks to come through,'' Crawford said.
''The leaks were a major worry for us because we have major games staged there.''
The air ventilation had been replaced and it had cured most of the leaks in the arena. The problem in the main sports hall, which includes the four wooden courts, occurs after a severe frost.
''On a frosty day, we get condensation,''Crawford said.
''When the sun comes up the condensation drips on to the wooden floor and we have to stop sport on those floors because of the danger.''
City Property was working with air ventilation specialists to find out how the problem could be corrected. The clearlight ceiling panel was the problem.
''Condensation tends to sit on those,'' Crawford said.
''We are looking at ways to get better airflow.''
A report was due out soon on ways to fix the problem.
''It has been a long-term issue for us,'' Crawford said.
''It's been disruptive on a sports morning.''
The Edgar Centre staff had contingency plans to overcome the problem by moving games affected by the drips to other courts.
''We would have like to have had the problems cured before now,'' Crawford said.
''But it is not being ignored. It should be fixed by the end of the year.''
The Edgar Centre was officially opened in October 1994.
''In the original artificial turf court the problem was not noticed as much because the drips were absorbed by the turf,'' Crawford said.
But when the full roof was replaced in early 2000 more clearlight panels were put in place to get more natural light into the building.
''It probably led to more condensation when the wooden floors were put in when the arena was being built in 2005,'' Crawford explained.
''That was when we noticed the drips.''
