It’s what’s on the surface that counts.
Public Playground
Surfacing Portfolio
Play surface inspiration from around New Zealand
Welcome
Thank you for taking the time to check out our Public Playground Surfacing Portfolio.
Contents
4 Cornwall Park Playground, Hastings
6 Parliament Playground, Wellington
8 Whangarei Town Basin
10 Kopupaka Reserve, Auckland
12 Botany Town Centre, Auckland
14 Market Reserve, Dunedin
16 Anderson Park, Napier
18 Wanaka Rotary Park
20 Margaret Mahy, Christchurch
22 Scarborough Park, Christchurch
24 Karori Park, Wellington
26 Queenstown Gardens, Queenstown
28 Bonair Reserve, Auckland
30 Pahurehure Reserve, Auckland
32 Royal Reserve, Auckland
34 Marlborough Park, Auckland
36 Fearon Park, Auckland
38 Tahi Beachwood, Auckland
Good playground surfacing doesn’t just take the ‘ouch’ out of ‘oops’. It instigates play, encourages exploration and inspires imagination. It protects, challenges and grows. And, ultimately, it ensures safe, happy and thriving children.
In playgrounds across New Zealand, we assess, design and install a wide range of surfaces and playground accessories as part of our work, providing the very best in play landscapes.
In this portfolio we showcase some of this work with the hope that it provides you with some fresh ideas to inspire and excite you about your next play surface project.
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Cornwall Park Playground
Location: Hastings
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: December 2019
Designer: Creo
Numat were called in to do the safety surfacing for the newly developed Cornwall Park Playground in Hastings. Inspired by the surrounding landscape, the playground has an oak leaves and acorns theme. This gave us the perfect opportunity to showcase Pour’n’Play’s design capabilities by creating a river with coloured leaves throughout the space.
Always a favourite spot for the local community, it’s now a leading destination playground.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/cornwall-park-playground
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ADDING GRIP HOLDS TO A POUR’N’PLAY MOUND CREATES A GREAT CLIMBING CHALLENGE.
Parliament Playground
Location: Wellington
Products: PermaPlay, MulchSet
Project Date: November 2019
Designer: Studio Pacific Architecture
Built with the aim of increasing the accessibility and interest of Parliament to children and young families, the Parliament Playground consists of a main feature slide, timber steppers, and timber balance beams. Numat were brought in to provide surfacing for this project which included our PermaPlay and wet pour rubber MulchSet. These surfaces were chosen for their natural appearance to blend in with the existing landscape.
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/ MULCHSET, WITH IT’S NATURAL WOOD CHIP APPEARANCE, BLENDS NICELY WITH THE SURROUNDING PARK ENVIRONMENT.
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/ MULCHSET PROVIDES A CUSHIONED SAFETY SURFACE UNDER PLAY EQUIPMENT.
Whangarei Town Basin
Location: Whangarei
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: January 2021
Designer: WSP
The Whangarei District Council reopened the Town Basin playground in early 2021. The refurbished playground featured a colourful design incorporating a theme of time and tides.
To achieve the colourful impact they wanted, the Council turned to Numat’s versatile Pour’n’Play product. The result is a striking playground that invites plenty of play, adventure, and fun.
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/ VERSATILE POUR’N’PLAY CAN BE USED TO CREATE MOUNDS AND OTHER SHAPES. / THE PAIRING OF POUR’N’PLAY’S YELLOW AND BLUE COLOUR OPTIONS CREATES A STRIKING CONTRAST.
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Kopupaka Reserve
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: February 2021
Designer: Auckland City Council
Kopupaka Reserve playground in Westgate, Auckland was the 2021, New Zealand Parks Awards, Playground of the Year. The playground ‘wowed’ judges with its mission to prevent emissions and support local climate change, as well as its vibrant colour and edible plantings.
Numat’s Pour‘n’Play surfacing was used throughout the playground. It was chosen for its colour range and moldability which enabled the creation of long, playful ‘strawberry’ mounds in the surface, a nod to the site’s history as a strawberry field. Numat’s Pour‘n’Play spheres were also used in the project to create colourful ‘berries’.
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Check it out online: numat.co.nz/kopupaka-reserve
/ POUR’N’PLAY SPHERES WERE USED AS ‘BERRIES’ TO HELP DEVELOP THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS THEME.
/ THE PLAYGROUND TOOK TOP HONOURS AT THE 2021 PARKS AWARDS. ONE JUDGE COMMENTED THAT THE PLAYGROUND FELT LIKE A REAL “KIWI BACKYARD.”
Botany Town Centre
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: April 2019
Designer: WSP
Botany Town Centre expanded its facilities which included two new playground areas. Numat had the opportunity to provided surfacing for the play spaces. The first playground is located outside the mall and features eye catching bright orange Pour’n’Play mounds that give a fun pop of colour to the space. The second playground is in the middle of the new mall and has Pour’n’Play surfacing surrounding play equipment and seating.
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Check it out online: numat.co.nz/botany-town-centre
/ A SERIES OF SMALL POUR’N’PLAY MOUNDS CREATES AN INTRIGUING AND CHALLENGING PLAY SURFACE.
Market Reserve
Location: Dunedin
Products: Pour‘n’Play, Balance Balls, Rampline Strapline
Project Date: March 2020
Designer: Numat
Numat installed Dunedin’s first Balance Park in 2020 at Market Reserve. The striking blue and yellow surfacing stands out against the surrounding park and pays homage to the region’s traditional blue and gold colours. A strap line and balance ball combo are the feature play element, providing a fresh play experience for children and adults alike.
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BLUE AND GOLD SURFACING PAYS HOMAGE
THE REGION’S TRADITIONAL COLOURS. Check it out online: numat.co.nz/market-reserve
/ COMBINING RAMPLINE SLACKLINES AND NUMAT BALANCE BALLS CREATES AN EXCITING BALANCE PLAY AREA.
Anderson Park
Location: Napier
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: July 2018
Designer: Boffa Miskell
/ PERMAPLAY TURF PROVIDES A NATURAL LOOK AND TEXTURE TO THE PLAYSPACE WHILE PROVIDING A CUSHIONED SAFETY SURFACE.
Winner of the NZRA Outstanding Park 2018 award, Anderson Park playground is a truly stunning destination for local Napier families. Numat supplied and installed roughly 800m2 of Pour‘n’Play and PermaPlay surfacing for the project. The surfacing helped designers, Boffa Miskell, to achieve the accessibility and challenge they were aiming for.
/ POUR’N’PLAY STEPPERS ARE EASY TO INSTALL AND ADD INSTANT PLAYABILITY TO A SURFACE. Check it out online: numat.co.nz/anderson-park
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Wanaka Rotary Park
Location: Wanaka
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: February 2021
Designer: Creo
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/wanaka-rotary-park
In 2021, Numat worked with the Queenstown Lakes District Council and playground design company, Creo, to upgrade Wanaka’s Rotary Park Playground.
The surface design called for blues, greens, and greys to match the parks surroundings. With its excellent colour range, Pour’n’Play was the perfect product for this project. As well as being used in the surface, it was used to create realistic rubber rocks, and a range of balls and steppers in various sizes. These elements add multiple sensory dimensions and challenge to the playground allowing users of all ages to get creative in their play.
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/ POUR’N’PLAY GREENS, BLUES, AND GREYS COMPLIMENT THE NATURAL LAKESIDE ENVIRONMENT.
/ THE PLAYGROUND IS CIRCLED BY A CONCRETE PATH BIKE TRACK.
Margaret Mahy Family Park
Location: Christchurch
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: December 2015
Designer: WSP
Margaret Mahy Family Park is one of New Zealand’s premier destination playgrounds. Inspired by the muchloved children’s author Margaret Mahy, this playground was built as part of the Christchurch post-quake rebuild.
The surfacing of this project included multiple colours, patterns, mound coverings and marking details. This project really showcases our Pour’n’Play rubber surfacing capabilities. Nearly six years on, the surfacing still looks as good as new.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/margaret-mahy-family-playground
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/ MARGARET MAHY PLAYGROUND WAS OPENED IN 2015 AS PART OF CHRISTCHURCH’S POST-QUAKE REBUILD.
/ THE MARGARET MAHY PLAYGROUND WAS THE LARGEST INSTALLATION OF RUBBER PLAYGROUND SURFACING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE AT THE TIME.
Scarborough Park
Location: Christchurch
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: August 2018
Designer: Christchurch City Council
When Christchurch City Council upgraded the seaside playground of Scarborough Park, it was important that the surface design fit the playground’s marine theme.
Pour‘n’Play was the perfect choice for the project and Numat were brought onboard to install the surface which included blue water, sandy yellows, and red starfish. The resulting playground is a real winner with local families and visitors to the area.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/scarborough-park
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/ THE SURFACE INCORPORATES BLUE WATER, SANDY YELLOWS, AND RED STARFISH TO CREATE A SUMMER SEASIDE SCENE.
Karori Park
Location: Wellington
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: February 2021
Designer: Creo
In 2021, Numat worked with playground design firm, Creo, and the Wellington City Council to upgrade the Karori Park Playground. The old playground had many access points that made it difficult for spaces to flow together cohesively.
Numat’s Pour’n’Play and PermaPlay surfaces were used to create clear boundaries and colourful safety zones around equipment, adding vibrancy and fun to the new playground.
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/ POUR’N’PLAY WAS USED TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE, FUN, AND SAFE PLAYGROUND SPACE.
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/ COLOURED POUR’N’PLAY PROVIDES SAFETY WHERE IT’S NEEDED AND BRINGS A SENSE OF STRUCTURE TO THE PLAYGROUND.
Queenstown Gardens
Location: Queenstown
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: September 2018
Designer: Reset Urban
Numat worked alongside Reset Urban Design and JFC Construction to deliver Queenstown’s first destination playground. The playground is located near the shoreline of Lake Wakatipu in the beautiful Queenstown Gardens – a high-profile central location.
The colours used for the playground surface were chosen to fit the ‘green trees and autumn colours’ theme. The orange, green, and yellow colour mixes used for the surfacing complement perfectly the natural park surroundings of the gardens.
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/ THE SURFACE COLOURS WERE CHOSEN TO FIT THE ‘GREEN TREES AND AUTUMN COLOURS’ THEME.
/ THE POPULAR PLAYGROUND RECEIVES OVER HALF A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/queenstown-gardens
Bonair Reserve
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play, Acrylic Court
Project Date: April 2019
Designer: Park Central
Bonair Reserve Playground was recently installed to provide play for the growing number of families in the Silverdale community. Numat supplied and installed Pour‘n’Play throughout the project, creating a colourful and safe play surface.
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/ POUR’N’PLAY BLUES AND ORANGES ARE A STRIKING COLOUR COMBO.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/bonair-reserve
Pahurehure Reserve
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay, MulchSet
Project Date: April 2019
Designer: GreenSceneNZ
When Numat installed playground surfacing at Auckland’s Pahurehure Reserve playground it was a slightly different project to most. That was because of the product they were installing – MulchSet. Like Pour’n’Play, MulchSet is a duallayer, wet pour rubber surface, but instead of a granule top, it has the appearance of wood chip. The product was installed on a large mound beside real bark chip. Interestingly, the difference between the real bark and the rubber alternative is barely noticeable. Check it out online: numat.co.nz/pahurehure-reserve
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/ MULCHSET LOOKS LIKE REAL BARK MULCH BUT DOESN’T SLIDE AWAY ON SLOPES LIKE REAL BARK DOES .
Royal Reserve
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: June 2018
Designer: Stellar Projects & LA Works
The ambitious design of Royal Reserve Playground gave Numat the perfect opportunity to showcase the strong design capability of Pour‘n’Play.
The area is laid out in three distinct areas - one for young children, another for school-age children, and another area for a big hillside slide which is a major feature of the park.
The big slide required surfacing on either side and was designed to incorporate a Sun, Sky, and Forest theme. The theme was conveyed in words and coloured layers of Pour‘n’Play surfacing.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/royal-reserve
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/ THE ROYAL RESERVE PLAYGROUND OVERLOOKS THE ROYAL RESERVE SPORTS FIELD AND WESTGATE SHOPPING CENTRE BEYOND.
/ POUR’N’PLAY CAN BE MOLDED TO FIT ALMOST ANY SHAPE MAKING IT PERFECT FOR MOUNDS.
Malborough Park
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay
Project Date: June 2018
Designer: Park Central
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/malborough-park
/ HAND GRIPS CAN BE ADDED TO POUR’N’PLAY MOUNDS TO CREATE A CLIMBING CHALLENGE.
In 2017, the Auckland Council set out to upgrade Marlborough Park in Glenfield. Numat were called in to provide Pour‘n’Play surfacing for the play area which included in-ground trampolines, water-play features, mounds and play equipment.
/ THE MARLBOROUGH PARK PLAYGROUND EMBRACES TOPOGRAPHICAL PLAY THROUGH THE PLACEMENT OF LOTS OF LITTLE POUR’N’PLAY MOUNDS.
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Fearon Park
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play
Project Date: December 2018
Designer: WSP
The Fearon Park Playground project saw the innovative and colourful use of Pour‘n’Play in a series of filled steppers which form a walkable barrier around the playgrounds large climbing structure.
The surfacing is a striking mix of reds and oranges that zigzag across the playground’s main play area and climb up a feature mound.
/ POUR’N’PLAY WAS USED TO CAP SOME OF THE PLAYGROUND’S STEPPERS PROVIDING A SUBTLE TOUCH OF COLOUR AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SPACE.
Check it out online: numat.co.nz/fearon-park
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/ A STRIKING MIX OF REDS AND ORANGES ZIGZAG ACROSS THE PLAYGROUND’S MAIN PLAY AREAS.
Tahi Beachwood Playground
Location: Auckland
Products: Pour‘n’Play, PermaPlay, MulchSet
Project Date: October 2020
Designer: Creo
Designer: WSP
The Auckland City Council brought Numat on-board to install surfacing at Tahi Beachwood playground in late 2020.
To keep costs down, Numat used a combination of surfaces including our long-lasting MulchSet and the more affordable TopChip surfacing. The combination of these two products provides the benefits of making the playground more accessible to children with physical disabilities and lowering the maintenance required to ensure the integrity of the safety surfaces.
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Check it out online: numat.co.nz/tahi-beachwood-playground
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/ TAHI BEACHWOOD WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE MOST OF AN ELONGATED SITE
A BLEND OF SURFACES HELPED KEEP COSTS DOWN WHILE DELIVERING SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY.
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Public Playground Surfacing Pour‘n’Play®
The Ultimate Play Surface
Pour’n’Play® is New Zealand’s most technically advanced wet pour rubber safety surface. With its unique formulation TPV rubber, it offers much better colour consistency throughout, and superior UV stability to alternative products.
Numat’s unique surfacing range delivers superior all-weather play to public playgrounds throughout New Zealand, opening up a world of playful possibilities for everyone.
We provide a full supply and installation package from design to completion, our certified installers ensure a guaranteed top-quality finish, on time, on budget.
Features
• A porous free draining product
• Low maintenance, long-lasting
• Installable on a gradient
• Vibrant colours for more fun
• Shock pad can be adjusted for fall heights up to 3 metres.
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MulchSet
The Natural Wonder
MulchSet is the ‘natural look’ rubber safety surface of choice for playgrounds and landscaped areas. As a long-lasting, water-permeable surface, it provides an economical and hygienic alternative to organic mulches. Its one-piece poured installation delivers a smooth surface with zero joins making it highly accessible.
Features
• A porous free draining product
• A soft, springy safety surface
• Installable on a gradient
The Mow-Less Solution
It may look like grass, but PermaPlay serves a much greater purpose in a fall zone. Developed as a turf safety surface, it is installed on a long-lasting shock absorbing underlay. For safe, straightforward play across every type of outdoor situation, it’s the ideal solution.
Features
• A porous free draining product
• A soft, springy safety surface
• Lush spring grass look and feel
• Looks like real bark without the mess
• Shock pad can be adjusted for fall heights up to 3 metres.
• Shock pad can be adjusted for fall heights up to 3 metres.
Accessories
Balance Balls
Numat’s Balance Balls provide limitless opportunities for creative play. They promote balancing, climbing, jumping, and spinning play. They encourage greater body awareness, and aid in the development of upper, core, and lower body strength.
Features
• Three different movements. Fixed, tilting, and tilt/spinning.
• Meets playground safety standards
• Available in three different sizes
• Made in your chosen colours
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PermaPlay
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