On Wednesday 13th November current Cornwall Park and Haumoana Playcentre members, former members, mana whenua, community members, Ministry of Education staff and Playcentre Aotearoa staff attended...Read More
Playcentre Aotearoa is encouraging whānau with pēpi and tamariki across Aotearoa to embrace outdoor play (tākaro ki waho) as part of Playcentre Outdoor Play Week, from 4-8...Read More
On Monday 12 August we excitedly gathered at North Beach Playcentre for the whakatuwhera (opening ceremony). We followed a tikanga Māori process in line with our Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi values...Read More
Playcentre Messy Play Week is a free event for whānau with pēpi and tamariki aged 0-6 years being held from Monday 19 August to Friday 23 August at Playcentres across Aotearoa. Playcentre Messy...Read More
Decades of fun and friendship bubbled through Ōtaki Playcentre recently as it celebrated 70 years of paint, playdough and parenting. After beginning in a local hall in 1954 and having to pack...Read More
Messy play is incredibly powerful for young children in ways that we grown-ups sometimes struggle to recognise. Thankfully, our lack of understanding doesn’t take away any of its ‘magic’...Read More
According to Playcentre Aotearoa’s latest Annual Report, the organisation has seen a five percent increase in tamariki enrolled at Playcentres across the country, demonstrating a growing...Read More
Every second Tuesday of the month, Palmerston Playcentre children and whānau walk to the library for the Storytime and Music session. It is a 15 minute walk through the small town to the library,...Read More
On 26 March, Kelburn Playcentre hosted Her Excellency Dr Dulce de Jesus Soares, Minister of Education, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The Minister was in New Zealand to see first-hand how...Read More
