Manurewa Local Board has adopted a new Play Plan to help bring more fun and connection into the neighbourhood. The plan isn’t just about building new playgrounds – it looks at how play can happen anywhere: in streets, parks, or shared spaces.
This includes play for all ages, ways for disabled children and rangatahi to be included, and ideas that connect to Māori culture and design.
Local Board Chair Matt Winiata says the plan helps inform the way the board allocate funding, but more data is needed on Pacific communities.
“We recognise that there's no play data for our Pacific community, which makes up 38% of the population in Manurewa.
“We're funding an assessment in partnership with Community Leisure Management (CLM) that will unlock this data so any investment towards play in Manurewa is more strategic than it would be if the current play plan were adopted as it is.
“It’s important we consider all people in our community and promote equity across all neighbourhoods within Manurewa Local Board area.”
The plan offers some key options for the local board to consider to increase play, accessibility inclusive and better funded across the community, such as:
- On-site adventurous nature spaces
- Play at local board events
- Street art
- Play at libraries
- Expanded beach activation programme
- Playful installations
- Partnership funding for rangatahi play projects
- Rangatahi fun at Manurewa pool
- Story walks
- Play Festival
The above list is for the board to consider, the next step is for the board to decide on which play components can be added into the work programme.
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