Copley Street Reserve is a walking track and green space in New Lynn, west Auckland, rated 4.4 from 14 reviews, with visitors calling it a nice place for kids to play and a few ducks about.
Small suburban reserves are the quiet workhorses of a neighbourhood: not destinations in themselves, but the easiest way to get little legs outdoors without a drive. The best ones do one thing well — a flat, short circuit a toddler can manage while a parent keeps easy sight of them. Regulars tend to come early, when it's calm and the ducks are busy, and they know grass stays soft underfoot for a day or two after rain. Where ducks gather, watching beats feeding; bread does them no favours.
For a low-key outing with small children in west Auckland, this pocket of New Lynn does nicely.