Puni Memorial Park is a public park in the small rural locality of Puni, in Franklin, and carries a 4.5 rating on Google. A memorial park is usually kept for quiet reflection rather than organised sport or play, so expect mown grass, mature trees, a monument and somewhere to sit rather than playgrounds or courts. That calm is what regulars value — a bench for lunch, a leg-stretch on a long drive, a dog on a lead in the shade. Small rural council parks are often light on facilities, though, so do not assume there will be toilets, drinking water or bins; a quick word with the local council settles it if you are planning more than a short stop. Established shade and open grass are the real drawcards. Set among Puni's farmland, this well-rated park gives the locality a green space of its own, a quiet stop for anyone passing through Franklin.