Rosedale Park
2 Jack Hinton Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
Why these ages?
Small modest playground with infant swing, climbing frame and slide 'suitable for younger children with assistance'. Description explicitly frames it as a quick stop, not destination. Best fit is toddler with parent help; older kids exhaust it fast. No shade over equipment. Set within a large sports/recreation park so no adjacent hazards.
Access notes
The description says the main car park includes mobility parking right by the equipment, and shared paths through the park give a flat, formed route for wheelchairs and prams.
What's here
Rosedale Park's playground is a small, modest stop: a climbing frame, swings including an infant swing, and a slide suited to younger children with assistance. It works best as a break for families already at the park for sport or other recreation, rather than as a destination in its own right, sitting beside the main car park in one of the North Shore's largest recreation hubs.
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Good to know
HistoryPlayground established: pre 2019.
Source: services1.arcgis.comHistoryRosedale Park is home to the National Hockey Centre, a $75 million facility built for North Harbour Hockey as part of the NZ Transport Agency's Northern Corridor Improvements project and opened in December 2019 by Mayor Phil Goff and Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson. It serves as the training base for the Black Sticks national teams and has four turfs, two of Global Elite standard.
Source: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nzCultureTe Hononga a Iwi has run a five year project to restore 4000 square metres of Rosedale Park using bio-organic principles. Rosedale Park's original pony club merged with the Greenhithe and Whenuapai pony clubs to form the Wainoni Park Pony Club.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOn siteEquipment includes climbing frame, swings (including infant swing), slide.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include infant swing, slide (suitable for young child with assistance).
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities include public toilets, seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite size category: 1 Small.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesConfirmed playground in Auckland Council's asset register.
Source: data-aucklandcouncil.opendata.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities registered: a fitness station, a drinking fountain.
Source: data-aucklandcouncil.opendata.arcgis.com
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