Category: Blog
Free to Play their Way
Tā te tamariki tāna mahi wāwāhi tahā. It is the job of the child to smash the calabash. Is there a shared understanding of play? Our […]
Insights from the Green Pavlova Conference 2022
Several of our Play Aotearoa members attended and presented at the Recreation Aotearoa Green Pavlova Conference that was held last month in Dunedin/Ōtepoti. Green Pavlova […]
9 Ways to have Fun this Matariki
What is the significance of Matariki? Matariki is an important time in the Māori calendar. For many Māori, the rise of Ngā Mata o te […]
The Power of Play in the Hutt
Play in the Hutt is a movement kick-starting action to get our community PLAYING again. A partnership between Hutt City Council, Sport NZ and Healthy Families […]
Play in Crisis
In times of crisis, play is a way for children to process what they are experiencing. In this current time, with children experiencing the fall-out […]
‘Play on the way’ – Campaign
Welcome to our ‘Play on the way’ campaign! Play can happen anywhere! Over the next week we will taking a play-journey approach to play, thinking […]