John Burke Drive Playground

John Burke Drive Playground in Aotea is well suited to accessible play, with an accessible rocker built into its multi play mix.

Equipment

The playground has a multi play structure with a tubular slide, an accessible rocker, a carousel, a junior slide, and swings covering a basket swing and an infant swing. The accessible rocker, infant swing, basket swing, carousel, and junior slide all suit younger children.

Access and Inclusion

Surfacing is a mix of artificial turf and bark chip, with some shade over part of the equipment but none over the seating. Public toilets, a drinking fountain, and seating are on site, with on street parking nearby.

Practical Info

42a John Burke Drive, Aotea, Porirua 5024. The Aotea suburb takes its name from the Aotea migration canoe, and the area was subdivided from the 2000s onward. Built within the last five years, this medium sized playground sits under Porirua City Council's smokefree policy.