Green slide, timber bridge and rocks at Cresta Park playground, Onerahi, WhangāreiOpen on map

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Playground

Cresta Park

14A Raurimu Avenue, Onerahi, Whangārei 0110

Playgrounds
Best suited to
Child5–9
Why these ages?

Description explicitly says 'best suited to children roughly four to ten years old' and warns the reserve is unfenced with a road buffer. No swings, just slide + balance logs + tunnel. A reviewer flagged broken glass and unmowed grass. Toddlers can technically use the slide with supervision but there's nothing that pulls them here.

Accessibility
Not accessible
- Bark or wood-chip surface (wheels sink)
Access notes

Description explicitly states the play equipment sits on a bark surface, a barrier for wheelchair users, and only on street parking is available with no accessible toilet or dedicated access feature mentioned.

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Equipment

Cresta Park is a small neighbourhood playground on Raurimu Avenue in Onerahi, Whangarei's seaside peninsula suburb, close to Raurimu Avenue School. Equipment is simple: a slide, balance logs and a tunnel, on a bark surface, best suited to children roughly four to ten years old.

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Visits

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  • R A.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    The community has come together and turned a piece of grass into this wonderful play ground, full of adventure and space to play. #loveithere #whangareipark #LetsGuide #childrenfriendly

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  • Tom P.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    This was probably a lovely play area when it was built but it is not maintained. When we visited there was broken glass and litter all over the place and the grass hasn't been cut for some time. Slides are ok though. No swings or climbing.

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  • Wot B.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    new .small .good sunshine . footpaths. otw to the harbour 👍🏽 …

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  • Andrea F.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    beautiful so relaxing

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