Pulman Recreation Centre sits inside Bruce Pulman Park, a sport and recreation park on Walters Road in Takanini, south of Auckland. The park is run by a trust under a lease from the Papakura District Council, and its stated aim is to let anyone, whatever their age, gender, ability or nationality, use its facilities. The Recreation Centre is a purpose-built gymnastics and trampoline facility, formerly known as Gymsport & Recreation Centre.
The wider park has a multi-purpose indoor arena, outdoor netball courts, sand-based and grass fields, cricket ovals, and a multi-use Teamsports building. It also has sports team and group accommodation at Pulman Lodge, a motorhome park and conference facilities. The trust says it runs the park as a resource centre for smaller sports that have fields but no clubrooms or administration support.
The park has hosted the World Masters Games in basketball, touch and cycling, Relay for Life, and the Papakura Fun Run. Its latest project is a High-Performance Throws Centre, built with Athletics NZ.
Our pick in Takanini for a children's gymnastics session or a weekend of netball on a park with room to spare.