Reimagining Barry Curtis Park playground

The Barry Curtis Park playground is being renewed by the Howick Local Board.

The original playground was built in 2006 and has a native wetland theme that reflects the storm water ponds found across the park.

The board opened up feedback for the public from April 11 to May 7 to voice their opinions on what features they thought the new playground should have.

Howick Local Board chair

Damian Light says, “We sought the help from our community in designing a playground that offers safe and exciting play equipment for children of a range of ages and abilities. We will replace the park furniture and provide improvements to shade, signage and pathways.”

The board received more than 300 responses including 48 playground designs from children, from the 200-plus attendees at the open day including kids of all ages. Prior to the event, a large number of people voiced their opinions at the Botany Library or online at the Auckland Council Have Your Say page.

Contributions to the consultation have closed for evaluation and review. Next steps will be to utilise the public’s feedback to inform a design for the playground and a date will later be confirmed when viewing will be available.