Marsden Playcentre

Marsden Playcentre Marsden Playcentre - 228 McEwen Rd, Ruakākā

Sessions are:
Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm
during the school term

Come on down for a visit 🤗

Playcentres are parent-led early childhood centres which offer high quality education for children in small mixed-age groups.

🎃 Marsden Playcentre’s MONSTER MARKET is back 🎃 This Halloween we are bringing back our Monster Market fundraiser and we...
28/09/2026

🎃 Marsden Playcentre’s MONSTER MARKET is back 🎃

This Halloween we are bringing back our Monster Market fundraiser and we’re inviting you all to come along to this fang-tastic event!

Thanks to our local community we have been able to put some amazing raffles together that will be drawn at the Monster Market. An enormous mihi to our sponsors who are making this possible ⬇️

Atlas Concrete
Beauty by Gail
Beard Brothers
Cove Chiropractic
Harker Herbals
Lauren Jo’al Hair
Porthouse Bar & Eatery
Positive Systems
Pure Essence
Ruakākā Beach Holiday Park
The Cake Mixer
Waipu Caves Farm Park
Whangārei Aquatic Centre

Below is all of the information you need to know about our market and our raffles.

So what are you waiting for? Start planning your spooktacular outfit now and get ready to have some fun 👻🕸️🧟‍♀️

And just like that… Term 3 has come to an end! We’ve had an awesome term filled with exploration, messy play, arts and c...
27/09/2026

And just like that… Term 3 has come to an end!

We’ve had an awesome term filled with exploration, messy play, arts and crafts, challenging our tinana, poikere magic, science/pūtaiao experiments, water play, centre excursions, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and so much more!

Take a look at some of our favourite moments from the term 🌟

If you’ve been thinking about joining us for a play at Marsden Playcentre but haven’t quite got down to us, come along in Term 4 and join in on the fun! 💜💛

🚲 A HUGE mihi to Atlas Concrete and Atlas Quarries! 🚲We would like to give a huge mihi to Atlas Concrete and Atlas Quarr...
22/09/2026

🚲 A HUGE mihi to Atlas Concrete and Atlas Quarries! 🚲

We would like to give a huge mihi to Atlas Concrete and Atlas Quarries for their incredibly generous donation of aggregate and concrete towards our new bike track! We are feeling super excited & grateful to have our local community supporting our centre 🌟

Watch this space as we continue to fundraise for our bike track and other exciting resources for our centre 🧡👀

🌟 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 🌟This week has been all about celebrating and embracing the Māori language! Tamariki have enjoy...
20/09/2026

🌟 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 🌟

This week has been all about celebrating and embracing the Māori language! Tamariki have enjoyed exploring new kupu, waiata and activities over the week - take a look 👀

A big mihi to the Ruakākā Lotto Post & Gift Shop for their donation of magazines - they made awesome tī rākau!

What’s a new kupu you learned during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori?

🖤🤍❤️

03/09/2026

Kia ora 👋🏼

We will be CLOSED for our Friday session tomorrow as we will be out on an exciting centre excursion.

See you next week whānau!

Did anyone notice that bark? 🐶🐾Not that kind of bark… this kind of bark! ⬇️Last week we had a rather large delivery at o...
16/08/2026

Did anyone notice that bark? 🐶🐾
Not that kind of bark… this kind of bark! ⬇️

Last week we had a rather large delivery at our centre. We are super excited to have a fresh top up of bark in our playground as we head towards the warmer season.

A huge mihi to all of the tamariki & whānau who helped on & off session to move this maunga!

No plans today? Nau mai haere mai - we are open today from 09:30 - 12:30 ☺️ See you there!

Wanting to stay dry but also wanting to get out of the house tomorrow? 🌧️☔️ Nau mai haere mai, join us down at Marsden ...
12/08/2026

Wanting to stay dry but also wanting to get out of the house tomorrow? 🌧️☔️

Nau mai haere mai, join us down at Marsden Playcentre for our Thursday session! 🎨🫧🥁🪇🧩 We’d love to see you there.

Open from 09:30-12:30.

Here’s a peep of what our tamariki did on our Monday session 👀

Science | Pūtaiao experiments and potion play have recently been a hit at our centre! 🧪🫧 Tamariki have been super inquis...
06/08/2026

Science | Pūtaiao experiments and potion play have recently been a hit at our centre! 🧪🫧 Tamariki have been super inquisitive and creative when joining in with these areas of play.

Potion play & Pūtaiao play is a fabulous way for us to incorporate natural resources from our local taiao, into our everyday play 🌱🪻🌿🌷

Are there any resources in your surrounding taiao that could be used for play? Drop us a comment and let us know what natural resources you would use in your potion ⬇️

Join us tomorrow! Anytime between 09:30-12:30 😊

Rāmere was an absolute hoot!From a hint of curiosity and courage, our tamariki discovered the joy of riding the sleds do...
25/07/2026

Rāmere was an absolute hoot!

From a hint of curiosity and courage, our tamariki discovered the joy of riding the sleds down our big slide. The pictures speak for themselves 👀🛷💨

Join us on Monday for a fun filled morning!
Open hours: 09:30-12:30

Address

228 McEwen Road
Ruakaka
0171

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 9am - 12:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+64278804724

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