10 Auckland playgrounds you won't want to miss

Last Updated : 01 Aug 2024

Here are ten of the best playground adventures you can find across the region!

1. Tūī Glen Reserve

2 Claude Brookes Drive, Henderson

Bring your bikes and cruise down the Twin Streams cycleway for this towering pyramid complete with pipe slides, a basket swing, an eagle’s nest, dual flying foxes, a tree hut and sand pit area!

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2. Ōtāhuhu Recreation Precinct

30 Mason Avenue, Ōtāhuhu

Give your kids the feeling of exploring one of Auckland’s volcanoes with large grass mounds and craters, slides to the bottom, small ground-level trampolines which are safe and accessible, and plenty more play equipment.

Just a stone’s throw away is a library, aquatic centre and community teaching garden for a full day’s worth of adventure.

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3. Rocket Park

Mt Albert War Memorial Park, 751 New North Road, St Lukes

Rocket Park is an Auckland playground institution – there’s something for everyone from preschoolers to pre-teens, including an accessible swing and adult gym equipment.

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4. Allenby Park

66 Allenby Road, Papatoetoe

A hugely popular 10m tower slide for big kids plus play equipment for all ages including a sand and water play area and skate park. There’s also ample room to set down a picnic with restrooms nearby.

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5. Snakes and Ladders

42 Bramley Drive, Farm Cove

If you’ve ever wanted to play snakes and ladders in real life, here’s your chance! With slides and stepping posts set on a hillside, this recently renovated playground is a hit with the kids.

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6. Western Park 

Ponsonby Road/Beresford Street, Freemans Bay

With big slides and swings, treehouses and trampolines, this is a fun and accessible playground perfect for all ages.

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7. Takapuna Beach Playground

Gould Reserve, The Strand

A beachfront playground with intertwining pipe slides wrapping around an impressive red and gold tower, basket swings, hammocks, a hamster wheel and more plus a wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round and trampoline.

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8. Waterview Reserve

31 Herdman Street, Waterview

Take the kids on an adventure with water play features, slides, swings, climbing frames, sand, a skate park and learn-to-cycle track and more!

With amenities like picnic tables, barbeque facilities and shady gazebos, it’s the perfect family day out for everyone.

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9. Daldy Street Park

Wynyard Quarter, CBD

Daldy Street Park will keep kids of all ages busy with a basketball court, playground, water play area and super-cool 7.5m slide.

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10. Birkenhead War Memorial Park

Mahara Avenue, Birkenhead

This hidden gem is the ultimate recreational park for all ages and abilities. Bring your bike, skateboard and scooter or have a play on the BMX pump track for the pros and playground for the younger ones.

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