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Aerial view of Ernie's Reserve in Pukekohe, Auckland
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Ernie's Reserve

Reynolds Road, Pukekohe 2120

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Ernie's Reserve is a small wildlife-themed playground on Reynolds Road in Pukekohe, Auckland, built around Ernie Clarke Pond rather than a big equipment set, so it suits younger children happy to watch ducks as much as climb.

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  • HistoryPukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region at the southern edge, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the Waikato River. Its volcanic hills (South Auckland volcanic field, erupted 550,000–1,600,000 years ago) give views across the surrounding countryside. Māori settled here in the 13th or 14th centuries, and the traditional name Pukekohekohe refers to the kohekohe (NZ mahogany) trees that once grew on the hill.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • On siteErnie's Reserve on Reynolds Road, Pukekohe contains Ernie Clarke Pond with resident ducks, eels, pukeko and fish. The reserve has a children's playground, benches, established trees providing shade, open lawn for ball games, and a path to higher ground with countryside views. Dogs on leash are permitted as it is a designated dog exercise area.

    Source: openstreetmap.org

  • Handy to knowIn the Franklin local board area.

    Source: data-aucklandcouncil.opendata.arcgis.com

  • Handy to knowErnie's Reserve, also known as Brownlee Lake, is free and open daily, with trails that mix flat sections and steeper rises giving elevated outlooks across Pukekohe and the Franklin district; it sits on the route of the 21km Nga Puke E Rima o Pukekohe Five Summits Trail.

    Source: explorepukekohe.co.nz
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  • Brett G.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Great place for a walk. Lots of friendly ducks.

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  • Ram K.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Nice quiet park, great for a walk. The pond has lots of ducks so makes for a great relaxing entertaining walk around. Benches also placed conveniently around the walk way.

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  • Malinda L.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    We had a very nice quick outing. It is a beautiful and well maintained park. Feeding the ducks was fun and baby enjoyed it very much. We took the walk up to the top to view the whole of Pukekohe. The walkways were a bit confusing, so we had to figure it out as we went along. There is only on-street parking, which made us feel a bit intrusive to the residents next to the park. Will definitely head back on a regular basis.

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  • Uriel M.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Really peaceful, good place to relax and read books

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  • Arshdeep K.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    It is a great place to visit especially with young kids. It has few shaded areas and benches for picnics. Has a beautiful tree by he pond for photos. I wish it had more sitting places and childers playground close by to make it even better.

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  • Debbie W.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Pukekohe duck pond is very popular with the locals and out if town people to visit nice walk through and heaps of ducks to see kids love visiting and enjoy themselves on a nice sunny day have visited few times now and enjoyed it each time with the grandkids especially in school holidays when they need fresh air and sunshine highly recommend to all and I will definitely be visiting again

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  • Christian G.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Nice walking trail and is regularly maintained park teeming with wildlife. Best park in Pukekohe!

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  • Eric C.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Love the pond Love the wild ducks and birds Love the greens and the trees …

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  • Sami S.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Cute little duck pond with more than 100 ducks 😊 there’s walk/hike path at the back heading to the top of the hill. The view is amazing and the track is super easy to hike.

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  • Darren M.
    from Google15 Apr 2026

    Nice one for the kids. Plenty of bins around for your rubbish also. Bring a few bits of bread and feed the ducks.

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