Regional Sports Trusts, councils and schools have organised events and activities for their communities to come together and play.

Find out what’s on in your area at your Regional Sports Trust and check the links below. Head along and join the fun!

Aktive

Play Week 2025

Auckland Council

Auckland Heritage Festival 2025 

Celebrating Play (October) 

Christchurch

25 October: Pop up play

Invercargill City Council

25 October: The Great Game Gala

25 to 27 October: Anderson House 100 Year Celebration

25 October: The Playful City podcast with Dr Play [Insert link: Dr. Play]

Parks & Recreation - Invercargill City Council

Marlborough District Council

Facebook

Instagram

Nuku Ora

Facebook

Instagram

Rotorua Lakes Council

Play Week events

Porirua City Council

Porirua City Council Let’s Play 

Let’s Play! Jillet Street Park

Let’s Play! Harbour’s Edge

Let’s Play! Postgate Park 

Let’s Play! Brick Antics Lego Session

Let’s Play! Aotea Lagoon

Sport BOP

Events

Instagram

Sport Hawke’s Bay

Play Week

Facebook

Sport Manawatū

Play Week 2025

Facebook

Sport Northland

Play Week events

Sport Otago

24 October Play day Facebook

Sport Tasman

Facebook 

Tauranga City Council

What’s On Tauranga – Play Week 2025

Facebook

Instagram

Toi Tangata

Instagram

Whangarei District Council

Saturday, 25 October 2025 – 11am to 1pm
Hikurangi community day and pop up pump track

Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti

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