Kennelly Park

Kennelly Park is a small city park in central Pukekohe with a play area built around a swing set with an infant seat, a climbing frame and balance equipment on a bark surface. It's a modest space, but the mix of infant swing and climbing equipment gives it a workable range for toddlers through to early primary age.

History and Cultural

In March 2025 mana whenua Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, Ngati Tamaoho and Te Akitai Waiohua gifted the park a second name, Te ara Poouri, through Auckland Council's Te Kete Rukuruku programme. The name recognises the Whangapoouri Stream running through the park, once a wide waterway that supplied tuna, piharau and koura to Waiohua iwi.

Practical Info

There's no shade directly over the play equipment, though established trees elsewhere in the park provide some relief for spectators. On street parking is available nearby. The playground has been part of the park since before 2019, and it is smokefree under Auckland Council policy.