They talked, and we listened

Staff from the Waipapa Papanui Innes Central Community Board went to talk with the students about the reserve at Shirley Primary School, Shirley Intermediate School and at the Fresh event run by Youth and Cultural Development New Zealand. We asked the kids to write and draw their ideas onto paper to see what they wanted to the reserve develop into and what they would most like to do in their ideal reserve.

Some numbers:

We heard from most students at Shirley Primary and Intermediate. While we tried to get everyone to give us their ideas, some students left their paper blank and weren't counted.

  • Shirley Primary has a school role of 350 students.
  • Shirley Intermediate has a school role of 172 students.
  • There was estimated that 200 people attended the Fresh event.

This is what we heard - these were the main responses:
Category (this is what they drew/wrote)Number of times we saw this (from Shirley Primary) Number of times we saw this (from Shirley Intermediate)Included
Pool559
Play equipment5019
  • Monkey bars
  • Slides
  • Swings
  • Mini golf
  • Obstacle Course
Full basketball courts3616
Outdoor spaces364
  • BBQs
  • Picnic areas
  • Community gardens
  • Worm farms
Tracks to ride2118
  • Skate parks
  • Scooter tracks
  • Go kart tracks
Houses/Buildings201
  • Museum
  • Whare
  • Buildings where kids could read, game and do stuff
Recreation spaces194
  • Rugby fields/posts
  • Football nets
  • Volleyball court
  • Tennis court
  • Handball / Four square
Play houses10-