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Kelston Primary School pupils at play, 2007

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Kelston Primary School pupils at play, 2007

Children play on the monkey bars at Kelston Primary School, Auckland, in 2007. In contrast to earlier playgrounds, the Kelston school playground has a soft bark-chip surface under the play equipment. Concerns over playground safety in the 1980s led to major changes in equipment and surfaces.

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Peter Clayworth, Children’s play – Where children play, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40859/kelston-primary-school-pupils-at-play-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 13 February 2013.