August 02, 2023
Region comes together to build playground
A south Auckland playground now boasts the country’s tallest play tower.
Hayman Park in the middle of Manukau City has reopened after a $10.8 million renovation.
Auckland councillor Alf Filapaina says a project that size was beyond the resources of the Otara Papatoetoe local board, so there were also contributions from council controlled organisations and from land sales.
“The putea has come from the region who say we need to put a destination park in South Auckland and Manukau with Hayman Park with the existing skate park and some of the areas that were put in previously, that’s why they ended up putting in the $10 million,” he says.
The MangereOtahuhu Local Board is also working with mana whenua on a proposal to build a destination playground at David Lange Park.