Background

In February/March 2025 we asked for feedback from the local communities around Pukete Park, Wiltshire Drive Reserve and Mangaiti Park to understand what they would like to see included at the playgrounds in these parks. This feedback was important to help inform designs for upcoming playground refreshes within our renewal guidelines.

The playground refreshes at Pukete Park, Wiltshire Drive Reserve and Mangaiti Park are part of our ongoing playground renewals programme. The programme aims to ensure we look after the play spaces we have, so they will be in a good condition for the community to enjoy for years to come.

What we heard from the community

During the engagement from 11 February to 4 March 2025, we received the following responses:

The table shows the most popular play options selected by the community. For more information please refer to the Submission Insights reports below.

Decision made

The feedback is being used to help inform the designs for our refreshed playgrounds. The timeline for the construction of the playground are as follows:

Pukete Park playground - Construction will take place in late 2025.

Wiltshire Drive Reserve playground - Construction will take place in late 2025.

Mangaiti Park playground - Construction will take place in early 2026.

We’re refreshing three neighbourhood park playgrounds and want to know what you’d like to see in these spaces.

Pukete Park playground - Wiltshire Drive Reserve playground - Mangaiti Park playground

We’re interested in the views of the local community who use these parks and want to make sure their voice is factored into the design of the playground within our renewal guidelines.

These projects at Pukete Park playground, Wiltshire Drive Reserve playground and Mangaiti Park playground are part of our ongoing playground renewals programme. The programme aims to ensure we look after the play spaces we have, so they will be in a good condition for the community to enjoy for years to come.

We’re interested in hearing from those who use Pukete Park playground (St Andrews), Wiltshire Drive Reserve playground (Huntington) and Mangaiti Park playground (Huntington) so we can ensure your thoughts are considered in the design of the playground within our renewal guidelines.

We know the community cares about playgrounds as much as we do – so we hope you will share your ideas about how we can refresh this space and make it even more special.