There are beaches on both the eastern side of the city on the Waitemata Harbour, and the western side on the Manukau Harbour.
The beaches on the east are the best for swimming, but most of them are tidal so please check where the tide is before you go. They are:
Note: There are no lifeguards on any of the beaches in Manukau.
Click here to find out where the public boat ramps are in Manukau.
All parks gates are open:
Summer and winter hours change over at the change to daylight savings.
Contact us on 09 262 8900 extn 8750.
Some floodlights are owned by the club resident on the park. Please phone our call centre on 09 262 5104 or email us to find out who to contact to arrange use of the floodlights.
Find here out where the majar playgrounds are in Manukau.
Find here out where the skate parks are in Manukau.
Find here out where the public tennis courts are in Manukau.
The Manukau Sports Bowl is off Te Irirangi Drive which is close to the Manukau City Centre.
No. The removal of sand, shell, rocks from the beach is prohibited.
All the Manukau City Council libraries keep a list of the different community and sporting groups who are active in Manukau. You can also access the list from the libraries webiste.
You could also try looking the phone book. Sports clubs who use Manukau parks are listed here.
To use these facilities you will need to make a booking with the Parks Booking Officer.
click here for a list of courts in Manukau.
The playground is located on the corner of the Barry Curtis Park (still to be developed) bounded by Chapel Rd and Ormiston Rd and the entrance is located on Stancombe Road. This will be seen as part of the major gateway entrance to the park and the town centre.
The playground has a:
There are boardwalks and a large car park. Adjacent to the public toilets are meeting rooms available for hire and it is envisaged these will be used for Arts and Educational purposes.
All bookings or inquiries about grounds on which to play Kilikiti need to be made to PIMKA (Pacific Island Manukau Kilikiti Association).
Phone numbers are:
Bookings have to be made with the parks booking officer on extn 8750 Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm. Bookings have to be requested by Wednesday morning if the Velodrome is needed for the weekend.
Contact: Robert Death, Theresa Taylor, David Lemming or Marie Lemming 09 263 7079 or 09 303 0401. Email: greyhound@clear.net.nz.
Contact our Parks Booking Officer on 09 262 8900 extn 8750.
You can also fax the booking details containing who, where, when, why and what to the Parks Booking Officer on 09 262 5414 and they will be in contact.
Click here to find out more on camping in Manukau.
The Reserves Act prohibits anyone taking any animals, fish, birds or other fauna and any plant material from a park or reserve.
Imrie Avenue Reserve in Mangere is the only one place in Manukau City where there is flax available for people to pick.
Guidelines for picking flax from Imrie Reserve:
Click here to find out more about mountain biking camping in Manukau.
Park / Reserve
Contact
Auckland Regional Council Parks - 09 366 2000
Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens
09 267 1457
Musick Point (Telecom)
Vaughn - 04 382 5198 or 025 774 393
Bruce Pullman Park
Papakura District Council - 09 299 8870
Manukau Sports Bowl - Manukau Velodrome
Auckland Greyhound Racing Club (for weddings and functions) 09 303 0401 - Manukau Tennis Centre 09 274 4577
Murphys Bush - Flatbush School Hall
David Price - 09 274 8962
Whitford Forest
Carter Holt Harvey - 09 536 5224 or 025 284 4644
There is a formal tender process for the rights to sell Xmas Trees on that site. The tender will be published in the local paper sometime during July / August.
Click here to read more on concessions and permits to sell on parks.
No motorbikes are allowed in any Manukau City Council park or reserve. You may be able to take motorbikes into parts of Whitford Forest. The forest is owned by Carter Holt Harvey and you need to call them first. Their number is 09 420 8660 or 025 957 687.
The contractor puts signs out to advise the public that they are spraying or that spraying has just been undertaken. If the contractor has removed them then the area will be safe.
The council does not provide any barbeques for use at its parks.
You are able to take a gas barbeque to any park, reserve or beach. Coal or wood burning barbeques are not permitted because of the fire risk. Please do not use your barbeque under or near any trees, as again, this could be a fire risk.
Council does not employ any staff to carry out works because all grounds maintenance is contracted to outside companies.
Click here to find out more about what our contractors are responsible for.
If you wish you can contact these companies to see if they have vacancies:
Excell Corporation
09 272 8930
357 East Tamaki Road
City Parks Services
09 634 4774
121-131 Trafalgar Street, Onehunga
Asplundh
09 415 5498
Albany
All office / administration vacancies are advertised in the New Zealand Herald. They are also all listed on our vacanices pages.
View all toilet opening times at parks.
Manukau Parks offer a range of educational opportunities aimed at making connections between young people and their natural environment, through experience, knowledge and understanding.Click here to read more.
We do not have the resources to provide a tree identification service. The best thing to do is to take a photo of it, or a small branch or leaves to a nursery or garden centre. They will probably be able to identify it for you.
The following roads are managed by Transit New Zealand, not Manukau City Council. You will need to contact them on 09 368 2000.
For all other streets and roads, phone our call centre on 09 262 5104 or email us.
Phone our call centre on 09 262 5104.
Council does not allow people to plant their own trees in our parks, reserves or street frontages because it is important that the type of tree planted is suitable for the conditions and area.
However, it is sometimes possible to donate money for a tree to be planted as part of the parks tree planting programme. You may not always be able to have the type of tree you would like or have it planted exactly where you would like it to be.
Council policy is that the tree itself is the memorial and no memorial plaques can be placed on or beside it.
There is a process you need to go through if you want to donate money and request a memorial tree. Your request, when received, is referred to the Community Board in the area where you want the tree planted, for their input.
Manukau Parks coordinates community plantings every year in conjunction with Friends groups. By getting involved you will be helping to protect, as well as learning more about, our environment. Click here to find out more.
The council does not have any control over trees on private property. You will need to talk to the property owner.
There is no act or law that requires the council or any land owner to remove privet from their property. You will need to go and talk to the owner about your problem.
Council no longer plants Phoenix Palms or allows them to be planted in public places. This is because the spines on the fronds can cause allergic reactions in some people. Try the yellow pages for nurseries or landscapers or advertise in the Trade and Exchange/TradeMe.
Council does not have a nursery to hold the trees until they are big enough to be planted. They need to be big to be planted in public places because small trees are easily damaged. The trees that Council uses need to meet specific height and shape requirements.
The Council also has a policy of eco-sourcing. This means they like to plant trees that have been grown from seeds from existing trees in the area where they are going to be planted. That way we know they will like the conditions there.
For Pohutukawa, you could get in touch with Project Crimson which is a trust set up by Carter Holt Harvey to grow and plant Pohutukawa. Their number is 09 480 8864.
For other natives, try the Auckland Regional Council Enviroline on 0800 806 040.
Walking tracks in Manukau include:
If you are looking for walks of more than one and a half hours you could contact the Auckland Regional Council which has brochures on a number of their reserves. They have walking tracks in Duders Regional Park, the Hunuas and the Waitakeres.
For more information on the rules about dog control and exercise in Manukau.
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