Started by plane enthusiasts and located near the airport, this is a great rainy day option with most displays located in one open hangar (a separate hangar has planes that are currently being restored and some planes are outside). Avgas cafe is attached to the main hangar and there’s an outdoor playground if…
The skatepark has the usual ramps enjoyed by skateboarders, kids on scooters and BMX riders but right next to it is also a little concrete area marked out with painted lines for younger kids to follow tracks. It’s basic (no road signs or speed humps like some mini road systems)…
Something for everyone at this park – 2 playgrounds (including slides coming out of a rocket ship!), mini putt (see under ‘contacts’ for more details), outdoor pools in the summer months and a miniature train. There are also BBQs, lots of grass for running around on and big old trees providing…
If your kids love summer berries perhaps they’d enjoy picking their own to take home? Somerfield’s Berry fruit farm PYO is a very popular place during the summer season and they often have to close the PYO section as the fruit runs out. As well as PYO strawberries, you can…
This 9km boardwalk track loops around the Waikareao Estuary in Tauranga and makes for a lovely walk or even better bike ride. The surface is a mix of boardwalk and gravel so better for bikes than scooters and fine for sturdy buggies. It’s completely flat! It’s worth keeping in mind…
The gondola ride up Mount Ngongotaha is expensive but good. Definitely worth doing as a special treat if you can afford it. There are amazing views over the whole Rotorua area from the top and you also have the option of doing the luge which is great fun for both kids…
