Monarch Reserve

The boys love this place just as much nearly 2 years since our last visit. just down the hill is a little Bush walk with a bunch of diaramas made with various toys which the boys have loved discovering

lovely playground with lots of different things to do. a couple of different areas for different aged kids. my 2YO loved it

Nice quiet playground on a hilltop in a residential area with paths leading to the surrounding roads. You can hear tuis in the trees. The best access is from McDowell Cres. There's a separate small toddler playground and climbing apparatuses for smaller and older kids in the main playground, and swings. There are three slides including a big long metal one. There's a cute wooden box on a stand that has a book exchange in it. The toilet is not that close to the playground, down the hill by a big flat grassy area. There are ducks in a pond with a bridge over it, but the water is a bit manky.