Mazengarb Reserve
This large reserve is home to the Mazengarb Sports Complex, a playground, Coastlands Kapiti Sports Turf and event facility, the Paraparaumu Croquet Club, Kāpiti Gymsports, and many sports.
As you drive into the reserve, Paraparaumu Croquet Club is on the left just inside the entrance and Kāpiti Gymsports is on the right.
As you drive down further, you’ll find a playground on the left. It’s set slightly down from the road with picnic tables, plenty of trees for shade, and heaps of equipment for all ages, including a flying fox.
Then there’s Coastlands Kapiti Sports Turf and event facility on the right – it’s is a real asset to the Kāpiti Coast. You can come and use the hockey turf for personal practice by hiring a key or you can book out/hire the turf or facility.
The main sports fields are used for touch rugby in the summer and football in the winter, both during the week and on weekends. You might even spot a fitness group or two during the evenings. You can hire out the Mazengarb Sports Complex which sits above the sports fields and includes changing rooms and an open hall space.
Dogs aren’t allowed on the sports fields but you can have them on leash through the road area and onto the walking paths surrounding the reserve.
Gates to the reserve are open 6am-11pm daily.
Amenities
- Flying fox
- Toilets
- Playground
- Turf
- Adult exercise equipment
- Kāpiti Hockey Pavilion
- 7x Touch fields (summer)
- 2x Senior soccer fields (winter)
- 2x Junior soccer fields (winter)
- 4x Mini soccer 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 - Mazengarb Reserve English [PDF 562 KB]
Communication Board - Mazengarb Reserve Māori [PDF 579 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.