McBride Park Playground

McBride Park is one of the more generously equipped neighbourhood playgrounds in Lake Hayes Estate, with a fenced junior zone plus a flying fox and pump track for children who have outgrown it, suiting ages from about two through to early teens.

Equipment

The fenced junior zone has a supernova spinner, a see-saw, a junior multi-play structure with slide, a play hut, a sand play area, and an infant swing. A flying fox runs across the wider site for older children, and a half basketball court and a pump track sit alongside for those who have moved on from the junior equipment.

Access and Inclusion

The junior playground area has its own fenced perimeter, suited to toddlers, and a bark surface cushions falls throughout. The park is large enough that prams and strollers can use the sealed paths around its perimeter. Toilets, a drinking fountain, a barbecue, picnic tables, seating, and tennis courts are all on site, with on-street parking along Hope Avenue.

History and Cultural

Lake Hayes Estate was one of the first large-scale residential subdivisions on the flat land near Queenstown, with development beginning around 1990. McBride Park was established in 2011 as the suburb grew, in an area where Ngai Tahu are the local iwi.