Potters Park is a small neighbourhood park on Anzac Street in Hauraki, on Auckland's North Shore, holding a 4.6 Google rating from visitors.
The best suburban parks are the ones locals fold into daily life: a decent stretch of grass, mature trees for shade, and enough open ground for a kickabout or a quiet bench. Regulars tend to visit at the edges of the day, early morning or after dinner, when the park is at its calmest. Dog rules on Auckland reserves vary from park to park and are posted on council signage, so it pays to check before unclipping a lead. After a wet spell, expect soft ground underfoot, as North Shore clay holds water well into winter.
Set among Hauraki's residential streets between Takapuna and Milford, Potters Park is the kind of easy green stop a neighbourhood walk can be built around.