Rotorua Specialist School opens new inclusive playground

A new inclusive playground at Rotorua Specialist School – Te Kura Pūkenga is a hit with students, principal Lorraine Northey says.The brightly coloured space h…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

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Aria Wilson2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

finally a playground that actually includes everyone, about time. bet it cost a fortune but worth it for those kids 💯

Reese Morgan2026-06-16T00:48:00.000Z

100% this. my cousin's kid goes there and the old one was literally falling over. about bloody time

Zoe King2026-06-16T00:14:00.000Z

another playground for a specialist school, meanwhile the public ones in town are falling apart. where's the balance?

Luca Reid2026-06-16T01:02:00.000Z

it's not either/or mate. let them have their moment, the other stuff needs fixing too but don't rain on the parade

Reese Morgan2026-06-16T00:19:00.000Z

14 years old playground? ffs my kid's school has crap from the 90s still. good on them for doing the mahi though

Taylor Wright2026-06-16T00:36:00.000Z

love seeing this kinda thing on my lunch break. reminds me not everything is a disaster rn

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Luca Reid

2026-06-16T00:52:00.000Z

so good for the community. those kids deserve every bit of joy. well done to everyone who fundraised

NZ Herald2026-06-16T00:58:00.000Z

as a teacher, inclusive play spaces are game changers. not just fun, but actual development progress. wish we had this years ago

NZ Herald2026-06-16T01:21:00.000Z

exactly, the hours of fundraising and grant writing that went into this... it's not just money, it's heart

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T01:09:00.000Z

bet the contractors made bank on this one. hope it's built to last unlike the last one

Ben Sullivan2026-06-16T01:23:00.000Z

great news. now do the same for every other school. nah but seriously, nice work Rotorua

Zoe King2026-06-16T01:32:00.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with the feel-good stories while my local park has broken glass. but good for them I guess

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T02:03:00.000Z

lol cope. you'd complain about anything positive. go touch grass

Aria Wilson2026-06-16T01:38:00.000Z

love all the positivity in here for once. this is what the news should be more of tbh

Ben Sullivan2026-06-16T01:46:00.000Z

facts. we need more feel-good not less. the negative stuff is already everywhere

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