- The first Sidelines Playbox has been gifted to Glenfield Greyhounds Rugby League Club by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.
- The playbox includes games and gear to give children something fun and active to do while their siblings play weekend sport.
- Funded as part the 2025 Devonport-Takapuna Play Plan.
North Shore families now have more ways to play thanks to the first Sidelines Playbox, delivered by the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board to the Glenfield Greyhounds Rugby League Club in Sunnynook.
Funded through the board’s 2025 Devonport-Takapuna Play Plan, the Sidelines Playbox includes giant games, crawling tunnels, swing poles, and gear from local sports clubs. It gives children something fun and active to do while their siblings are playing weekend sport.
“These playboxes are really awesome and the kids have been loving them,” says Chris Wilkinson, Captain of the Glenfield Greyhounds Rugby League Club.
“Having something like this to get our younger members active and outdoors is amazing. It’s not just the little kids, the older ones and even the parents have been joining in too. Big thanks to the board for making this happen.”
Auckland Council’s Play Team plans to roll out another 15 Sidelines Playboxes to participating local board areas across Auckland, mainly on the North Shore and in West Auckland.
The 2025 Devonport-Takapuna Play Plan gives the board a clear roadmap for investing in new kinds of play spaces that go beyond traditional playgrounds. It focuses on low-cost, low-maintenance ideas that make the most of local resources and community partnerships.
Other initiatives in the Play Plan include:
- Playful street art and installations
- On-site adventurous nature spaces (pruning or modifying a felled or fallen tree to use as a natural play element)
- Working with existing community partners (libraries, community centres) to deliver more play-oriented activities
- Beach activation programmes
- StoryWalks.
Read more about the 2025 Devonport Takapuna Play Plan.
