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Cresta Park
14A Raurimu Avenue, Onerahi, Whangārei 0110
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.
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.
What's here
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.
Equipment
Access and Inclusion
Practical Info
Good to know
HistoryPlayground established: pre 2019.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteEquipment includes slide, balance logs, tunnel.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include tunnel.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities include picnic tables, seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite size category: 1 Small.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowShade at midday in summer: Minimal shade for play equipment. Tree shade for seating & picnic table. There are some trees in the park may provide shade elsewhere in the park.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowParking: on street parking.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHandy to knowCouncil operates a smokefree policy covering this playground.
Source: services1.arcgis.com
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