Events
Wild Things in the Park
Central Park, 8 April – 28 April | View on Google Maps
In Central Park for a limited time, our friends from CubaDupa have transported some of their wild friends for you to find. Take an adventure around Central Park and see how many of the symbols on the Bingo card you can find hidden around the park. Use this sheet to see if you can find them all.
Bird, Bug and Beetle Bingo sheet (256KB PDF)
About Pārekareka
Pārekareka, play your way every day is a movement to promote and advocate for children’s rights to play in Pōneke. We support play champions, parents and sector leaders.
We connect and inspire families to play more through events and activities.
We advocate and promote playful spaces and places.
We believe that everyone in our community has a role in enabling children to play their way, every day.
In te reo Māori, Pārekareka means pleasant, enjoyable, engaging and fun. Pārekareka is also the name of the Spotted Shag endemic to Aotearoa and is symbolic to the unique inspiration we have for play in Aotearoa. Pārekareka captures the spirit of play by reminding us that play is simple but necessary for us all, every day
Benefits of play
- Play contributes to a child’s healthy development as well as the well-being of whānau and community connection.
- Play connects us to te taiao (the environment) and enables positive relationships with nature.
- Play encourages healthy wellbeing by developing social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills, and plays a vital role in developing resilience and aiding recovery.
- Play encourages physical literacy, stimulates creativity and innovation, builds our ability to identify and manage risks in a healthy way.
Right to play
Play is a fundamental human right for all children. All children have the right to play as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (article 31). This is recognised by the New Zealand Government.