Why your kids will love Takanini Playground in Kauri Heart Park

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Why your kids will love Takanini Playground in Kauri Heart Park

Kauri Heart Park Playground | Photo by Playground People Ltd

Located in the centre of the Takanini neighbourhood, the Kauri Heart Reserve playground opened in 2022. Since then, it has become a favourite spot for local Takanini families and children.

Kauri Heart Reserve playground’s large blue butterfly climbing frame offers various climbing challenges, cosy hang-out spots, and sensory elements that are accessible to all children.

The playground also boasts 3-meter high swings, including a basket swing and a Duo Swings seat, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The Wehopper, a spinning, seesaw is a hit with the primary school kids and the older kids too!

Plus there is a bright green tunnel slide and pavillions providing shade and shelter to the picnic tables.

This playground is the result of a collaborative effort between Auckland Council, Te Ākitai Waiohua, and Waahi Wairua designs.

oung girl playing on a circular climbing swing at Kauri Heart Playground in Auckland

Parent Tips about Kauri Heart Park Playground

 

  • Suitable for babies and pre-schoolers with game panels including mazes, tick tack toe, pinball and more. 

  • Suitable for primary school and intermediate aged school children. 

  • Pavillions over the picnic tables provide shade in summer and shelter when it’s raining.

  • Not fenced

Where is Kauri Heart Park Playground in Takanini?

You can find Kauri Heart Park on the corner of Kauri Heart Avenue and Hopuni Way in Takanini.

What other fun places are there to go with kids near Kauri Heart Park?

More family-friendly places to discover close to Kauri Heart Park include:

  • Visit the nearby Takanini Reserve Playground on Station Road.

  • Checking out the Waita Shores Playground on Conifer Grove in Takanini

  • Visiting the small local Kauri Flats Playground on Castlepoint Avenue in Takanini.

  • Watch the small aeroplanes take off and land at Ardmore Airport

  • Going trampolining at BOUNCE Trampoline on Great South Road in Takanini.

  • Visiting the Papakura Museum

  • Getting a strawberry ice cream at Jimmy’s Ice Cream.

  • Visiting the Auckland Botanic Gardens.