You can reach Atawhai Park the easy way or the hard way. The hard way is to walk all the way up the hill following the Bledisloe to Old West Road walkway, when Atawhai Park appears as a nice resting point halfway your walk (and a nice distraction for moaning kids). The easy way is to drive up the hill. The easy way leaves you at the entrance of the walkway, an expanse of some 100mts of grass and uncertainty, until you reach the bend on the path and the playground appears in all its glory. It is quite an accomplished playground for being up the hill, with some seats, shade, a rubbish bin here and there, and a picturesque view of the Tararua Range. Not bad! Parking is on the street, and may be okay the day you go, but there are too many yellow-line restrictions to be sure.
Atawhai Park Playground
Atawhai Road, Fitzherbert, Palmerston North 4410
Access notes
The description explicitly states the play equipment sits on a bark surface, a hard access barrier, and a review notes the approach path can be wet and muddy after rain, with no toilet found nearby and only street parking available.
What's here
Atawhai Park Playground is a compact reserve in Fitzherbert, covering 0.94 hectares on Atawhai Road with paths and picnic tables through the site. Best for ages one to ten.
Equipment
Access and Inclusion
Practical Info
Good to know
HistoryPlayground established: pre 2017.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteEquipment includes multi-play structure (with slide), swings (including infant swing), junior multi-play structure (with slide), basketball hoop.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include infant swing, slide (suitable for young child with assistance).
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities include seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite size category: 1 Small.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesReserve classification: RECREATION.
Source: opendata.pncc.govt.nzAmenitiesCouncil register facilities: Paths,Picnic tables,Play Equipment.
Source: opendata.pncc.govt.nzAmenitiesSite area: 0.94 hectares.
Source: opendata.pncc.govt.nzHandy to knowShade at midday in summer: Minimal shade for by trees planted adjacent to the playground. These may provide shade at other times during the day. Tree shade for seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.com
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