Ashridge Road Playcentre of Ahuriri, Te Matau-a-Māui, was approached by a group of students from Japan, currently studying early childhood education. They were visiting Aotearoa to learn and...Read More
Playcentre Messy Play Week is a free event for whānau with pēpi and tamariki aged 0-6 years being held from Monday 3 March to Friday 7 March at Playcentres across Aotearoa. Playcentre Messy...Read More
Playcentre Aotearoa are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Craig Rofe as Pou Māori. This is a key role for the organisation. Craig will join the Senior Leadership Team and lead...Read More
Playcentres across Aotearoa are calling on support from individuals and businesses in their local communities on Giving Tuesday (3 December). Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement...Read More
Playcentre has won the Gold Award for Best Preschooler Activity Centre/Class in the OHbaby Awards 2024. This year has been the awards biggest and best yet, with over 14,500 participants casting...Read More
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
