A beautiful playground for many ages and stages. It has the usual play features, but also includes accessible options which is wonderful to see. We saw a wheelchair user have a wonderful time on the wheelchair see-saw, as well as explore the different aspects that were close to paths and able to explore from a chair. The swings feature a basket swing close to the ground, standard swings and a disability swing with full seat and seatbelts. A well thought out playground, especially for families with wheelchair users or runners as it's full fenced! Great job to the Kapiti parks team!
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Lorna Irene Drive Reserve Playground
44 Lorna Irene Drive, Raumati South 5032
Why these ages?
NZ Playground of the Year 2023 — fully fenced, poured rubber throughout, wheelchair-accessible, purpose-designed for under-5s and mixed abilities. Parent reviewers rave: 'fully enclosed can let them loose', 'BEST playground for under 5s', full capsule swing for babies. Ramps not stairs to the slide, wheelchair see-saw and roundabout, inclusive carousel, ground-level trampoline, musical walls, sensory mirrors. Absolute set-and-forget for toddlers.
Access notes
The description details ramps instead of stairs, a wheelchair accessible roundabout, a ground level trampoline a wheelchair can roll straight onto, a dedicated inclusive swing, poured rubber flooring throughout, and accessible public toilets. A review corroborates it as wheelchair friendly and describes a wheelchair user enjoying the wheelchair see saw.
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Equipment
Lorna Irene Drive Reserve Playground in Raumati South is one of New Zealand's most awarded small playgrounds, winning the 2023 Recreation Aotearoa Playground of the Year despite some competing entries having more than six times its budget, and it is built to let children of every ability play side by side.
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Spotted broken gear, a hazard, or something that needs a fix? Let Kapiti Coast District know. They look after this park.
