Haruātai Park
Haruātai Park is a destination playground in Ōtaki. Spread across nearly nine hectares of land, Haruātai Park is home to Ōtaki Pools, Ōtaki splash pad, Haruātai Playground, and Haruātai sports fields.
As you enter the park there's a keyhole basketball court, picnic tables with shade sails, and one of Kāpiti's newest playgrounds. The playground is home to Kāpiti's tallest swing and other super fun equipment for all ages and abilities. There are toilets next to the playground making this a great place for an all-day outing.
Haruātai Park is home to the Ōtaki Lions Pump Track. The pump track is a continuous loop of 'berms' and 'rollers that are designed to be ridden without pedalling. Riders shift their weight to create momentum and "pump" around that track.
The sports fields are used for twilight football and cricket in the summer and football in the winter. There are tennis courts available for public use. Next to the field car park, you'll find exercise equipment that is free to use - no gym membership required!
The park is also home to Ōtaki Montessori Preschool, Ōtaki Scouts, and Ōtaki Playgroup.
Amenities
- Playground
- Accessible playground equipment
- Toilets
- Picnic area
- Pump track
- Splash pad
- Adult exercise equipment
- Basketball half court
- 4x Tennis courts
- 2x Senior cricket (summer)
- 1x Junior cricket (summer)
- 6x Twilight soccer/football (summer)
- 2x Senior soccer/football fields (winter)
- 4x Junior soccer/football fields (winter)
Communication boards
To help everyone be part of the conversation, this playground has communication boards in both English and Māori. They are a form of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) that non-speaking people use to communicate. We have designed these boards to support non-speaking tamariki and whānau in their play.
Download a pdf of our communication boards for this playground:
Communication Board - Haruātai Park English [PDF 560 KB]
Communication Board - Haruātai Park Māori [PDF 577 KB]
Our boards were developed in partnership with TalkLink Trust, our Disability Advisory Group, with input from a speech language therapist and parents of non-verbal children. For more information on developing a core board for your group or organisation, contact TalkLink Trust.