130 Portage Road, Green Bay, Auckland 0600
Review confirms 'Great toddler play area that is fully fenced away from the road' with water feature. Basket swing and slide for younger kids in north end. Skatepark at south end deliberately separated. Portage Road is busy (one review flags road hazard with cars on verges) but fence contains toddlers. Slides noted as scorching stainless on hot days.
Description states the swings and slide are all set on a bark surface, with no Access and Inclusion section and no mention of accessible parking or any inclusive play equipment anywhere in the text.
Tiakina / Sister Rene Shadbolt Park's playground is a small, bark surfaced play area at the northern end of the reserve, with a basket swing and a slide keeping younger children busy while a skatepark at the southern end gives older kids and teenagers their own space. The playground was set up within the last five years.
HistoryOpened within the last 5 years (as of the McNoe 2026 survey).
Source: services1.arcgis.comHistoryThe park was renamed for Sister Rene Shadbolt (1903-1977), a New Zealand nurse who served as a humanitarian in the Spanish Civil War and later worked back home in Aotearoa.
Source: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nzCultureThe park's dual name was only gifted in February 2025: local iwi Te Kawerau a Maki bestowed 'Tiakina', paired with the existing Sister Rene Shadbolt name, through Auckland Council's Te Kete Rukuruku Maori naming programme.
Source: ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nzOn siteEquipment includes swings (including basket swing), slide, skatepark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comOn siteJunior-suitable items include basket swing.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesPlayground surface: bark.
Source: services1.arcgis.comAmenitiesSite amenities include 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.comHandy to knowShade at midday in summer: Minimal tree shade for some play equipment. Tree shade for seating.
Source: services1.arcgis.comDaytime high in °C · % = chance of rain · data from yr.no
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