Mamaranui Playcentre

13/05/2026

🌿 Come Play, Learn & Grow at Our Local Playcentres! 🌿

Looking for a warm, welcoming space for your little ones to explore, create, and make friends? We’d love to see you at one or both of our local Playcentres!

✨ Mamaranui Playcentre
🗓 Tuesdays
🕘 9:00am – 1:00pm

✨ Dargaville Playcentre
🗓 Mondays & Fridays
🕘 9:00am – 12:30pm

Our Playcentres offer fun, hands-on environments where tamariki can learn through play — from arts and crafts to outdoor adventures and messy play! Plus, it’s a great chance for parents and caregivers to connect and be part of their child’s learning journey.

💜 Friendly community
🎨 Creative play-based learning
☕ Supportive space for whānau

👉 Please bring along morning tea and a change of clothing for your little ones (things can get messy and fun!).

Come along, meet our lovely community, and give your child the joy of play!

Everyone is welcome — we can’t wait to meet you! 💜

Send a message to learn more

27/02/2026

Messy Play Week is 2nd - 6th March! 🎉

Join us at Playcentre for a week of sensory, hands-on fun 🎨💦.

We've got paint, slime, clay, and water tables ready for your little ones to explore, create, and learn!

Bring morning tea and a change of clothes.

Why say yes to the mess?
✨ Stimulates creativity & curiosity
✨ Develops fine motor skills
✨ Fun, free, and no cleanup at home!
👩‍👧‍👦 Perfect for tamariki aged 0-6 years.

📍Mamaranui Playcentre
📅 Tuesday
⏰ 9.00 am till 1.00 pm

📍Dargaville Playcentre
📅 Monday and Friday
⏰ 9am till 12.30pm

📍Te Kopuru Playcentre
📅 Tuesday and Thursday
⏰ 9am till 12.30pm
Come and join the fun!

23/02/2026

Messy play week is just around the corner! Join us for some Messy fun, facepainting and shared Kai.

26/01/2026

Here are the events that are happening this year. More information will be posted about each one closer to the time that they are happening.

26/01/2026

2026 Dargaville Space group - for Whanau with pepi born btwn July - Dec 2025 (& Jan 26)…
Wednesday’s 12.30 - 3pm @ Dargaville Playcentre (7 Ranfurly Street); starting Term 1 (February 4th) 2026…
Space at Playcentre - Connect weekly with other new parents and their babies in a safe, welcoming environment. Explore parenting and child development together, and build lasting connections during your baby’s first year. Learn some songs to sing to your baby, read to them, join us for a craft, cuppa and a chat/catchup…

This is a 2 Term (20 Sessions) programme with a cost of $70 which works out at $3.50 a session… Please don’t let the cost be a barrier if you would like to join us with your pepi/baby, as there are multiple finance options available and can arrange assistance if need be…
Any questions feel free to pm me or Follow this link to register…

Space at Playcentre - Connect weekly with other new parents and their babies in a safe, welcoming environment. Explore parenting and child development together, and build lasting connections during your baby’s first year more information on Space [Click here] (https://vimeo.com/931882757) to ...

18/01/2026

Kia Ora whānau,

Mamaranui playcentre is back on 27th January at 9am.

We can't wait to see all our whānau members and tamariki.

If you're new to Playcentre and would like to visit Please send as any questions you have.

15/12/2025

Meri Kirihimete whānau.

Mamaranui playcentre is closed from today and will reopen on 27 January 2026.

Have a wonderful and safe break.

01/12/2025

We have been busy making fizzy potions at Mamaranui playcentre with all our tamariki adding their favorite ingredients!

We have 2 more sessions for this term
9 December 9am-1pm
16 December 9am-1pm

We would love to see you and your tamariki 😄

02/11/2025

Our centre will be closed tomorrow 4th of November as we will be celebrating Outdoor Play Week at Kai Iwi lakes. You're welcome to join us there at 9.30 am.

19/10/2025

Remember to bring a hat 👒. We do have spare sunhats at playcentre if you do forget your tamariki one 😉