Play Strategy

Introduction

Play isn’t just about playgrounds and parks, it happens everywhere. From libraries to schools, sports facilities to community events, streetscapes to wide-open countryside, and even informal spots we discover every day. With our lakes, rivers, and rural landscapes, Central Otago offers unique opportunities to play and connect with our surroundings.

What has happened so far

Last year, more than 580 people across Central Otago shared their stories, ideas and hopes about play.

We asked about:

• The past – how you used to play
• The present – how play fits into your life now
• The future – what play could look like in Central Otago

We’ve used that input, alongside research, youth engagement and partnership with mana whenua, to develop a Draft Play Strategy to guide play across the district for the next 30 years. The Play Strategy focuses on the provision of play across Council owned and managed land only. Other play spaces sit outside of this Strategy. This draft is available at all Council service centres and libraries.

Now we’d like your view.

• Did we get it right?
• Does this draft reflect what matters about play in Central Otago?
• Does it feel right for our communities?
  Is it practical and realistic?

How to get involved

The Draft Play Strategy is now ready to be reviewed to make sure we've got it right. From 9 March to 7 April there will be an opportunity to provide feedback.

We take your privacy seriously. Any personal details you provide will remain confidential. We do not intend to proactively publish any verbatim comments we receive in response to this survey. The results will be collated in a summary report that will include key themes that come through in the comments.

Please note that comments received for any survey are considered official information and may be released if requested under the Local Government Official information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).