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Aerial view of Centennial Park in Wellsford, Auckland
Playground

Centennial Park

Wellsford 0900

4.3
86
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Best suited to
Child5–9
Accessibility
Partial access
- Bark or wood-chip surface (wheels sink)
Access notes

The playground itself is compact and set on bark, a barrier for wheelchair users. A nearby 2024 to 2025 upgrade added wheelchair access to the courts, but the source text does not describe accessible features at the play area itself.

What's here

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Centennial Park is the family playground hub of Wellsford, a small Rodney township on State Highway 1 roughly midway between Auckland and Whangarei.

Good to know

  • HistoryPlayground established: pre 2010.

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • HistoryCentennial Park has served the Wellsford community for over 20 years as an athletics and multi-sport facility, though courts and facilities deteriorated over a decade due to drainage and maintenance issues before the 2024-2025 $2 million upgrade.

    Source: localmatters.co.nz

  • CultureCentennial Park is a cornerstone of Wellsford sporting and community life, hosting Netball Rodney Centre (nearly 800 members across 88 teams), rugby, tennis, archery, and the Wellsford A&P Society. The Rodney Local Board's Young Guns Skate School has also operated events in Wellsford.

    Source: localmatters.co.nz

  • On siteEquipment includes tubular slide, swings (including infant swing), multi-play structure (with slide).

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • On siteJunior-suitable items include infant swing, slide (suitable for young child with assistance).

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • AmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • AmenitiesSite amenities include public toilets, tennis courts.

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • AmenitiesSite size category: 1 Small.

    Source: services1.arcgis.com

  • AmenitiesCentennial Park Wellsford is a 16-hectare reserve containing sports courts (netball, tennis, rugby, cricket), a playground, toilet facilities, and changing rooms. A $2 million upgrade in 2024-2025 rebuilt the upper courts with new surfaces, drainage, fencing, lighting, and wheelchair access.

    Source: localmatters.co.nz

  • AccessThe new footbridge and footpath linking Wellsford town centre to Centennial Park (avoiding State Highway 1) opened after a blessing on 1 February 2025, following a 10-month, NZD 3.9 million build funded by the Rodney Transport Targeted Rate with a Waka Kotahi contribution.

    Source: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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