Set inside the stunning, sandy and shallow Caroline Bay in Timaru District you’ll find a special playground designed to tap into childrens adventurous fantasies.

This playground embraces a range of ages, stages, abilities, and sizes to foster inclusive play. Come and explore the shipwreck, lighthouse slide tower, mahika kai-themed play area’s, the floor-is-lava obstacle course, and soar through the air on a 50 m tandem flying fox and under the eye of the taniwha. Let your imagination run wild and draw inspiration from the stories and history of the area’s people and place while you play at the bay.

This award winning playground is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Bring along your bikes, skateboards, balls, and picnic’s to make the most of the surrounding amenities, including a paddling pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, bike polo, skate park, and a bike skills park. Come and play at the Bay.

CPlay’s story is going national and international! In addition to winning the Recreation 2024 Playground of the Year (over $500k budget) award, our playground and case study are now being shared across the country and beyond, helping to inspire future playground planners and builders.

What you can play on  This new space is meaningful, practical, inclusive and fun. A special place to help locals and visitors connect with each other, our culture, history, arts and environment.