Havelock North Playcentre

29/09/2026

Please join us this Saturday for our Outdoor Working Bee!
Our 60th anniversary is coming up in November!
We would love to get to our grounds ready to celebrate.
Saturday 3rd October
9:30am-11:30am
BYO gloves and garden tools
Coffee and tea provided

02/09/2026

Closed today (3/09/26) See you Friday 9.30am for more play!

18/08/2026

It’s still open week!
Pop in to any session and see what Playcentre is all about

18/08/2026

Congratulations to our three winners; Vanessa Joy, Tina Ross, and Jessica Porter!

(Plus a sneaky bonus prize for Neil Bolton for making us laugh)

DM us to arrange your prizes! 🎉

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Calling all Playcentre whānau! To celebrate Open Week coming up (17-21 Aug), we've got three $100 vouchers to the Playcentre Shop up for grabs!

Did you find that village you needed? Or use our free adult education to make parenting that bit easier? We want to hear about it!

All you need to do is:
1️⃣ comment with your favourite thing about your time at your Playcentre (including the name of your centre)
2️⃣ follow our account, and
3️⃣ share this post!

New to Playcentre? You're invited to join us during Open Week 17-21 August, find your local centre here to arrange your visit: https://www.playcentre.org.nz/find-your-centre/ 💛

The important bits:
- Winners will be drawn at random.
- Entries close Friday 21 August 2026.
- By commenting, you give permission for Playcentre Aotearoa to share the quotes and any video/images publicly and internally.
- Please ensure you have consent to post any photos of people and comply with copyright regulations for images and music.
- This competition is not affiliated with Meta in any way.

Image description: A row of photos of whānau enjoying Playcentre. Text reads: "Playcentre Open Week 17-21 August 2026. Be in to win a $100 voucher!".

06/07/2026

25/05/2026

Our beloved train was sporting 3 wheels for a few months (still being pulled around by some muscle I might add!) but it is now fixed! Special thanks to a special grandparent for bringing their expertise to help us out ❤️

18/05/2026

We have had a great start to term 2! So much fun getting messy and trying out different forms of play. Come and visit any weekday morning 🫟

01/05/2026

Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne
A tōtara tree has fallen in the great forest of Tāne.

Today we acknowledge, with deep sadness and gratitude, the passing of Mary Grant - co-founder of Parenting Place and someone whose wisdom, warmth and care has touched the lives of many families across Aotearoa.

With her husband Ian, Mary began what would become Parenting Place in 1993, inspired by their shared vision to communicate confident, hope-filled parenting. She carried and shaped this vision for many years with boundless creativity and dedication.

Mary had a special way of connecting, of helping people feel seen, understood and encouraged. Her legacy lives on in the many parents, caregivers and young people impacted by her work, and in the heart of the mahi we continue today.

Our thoughts are with the Grant whānau at this incredibly sad time.

We will share more in the coming weeks as we reflect on Mary’s life and the extraordinary ‘force for good’ that she was.

Moe mai e te Māreikura 💜