Summer school holiday activities for the kids
Visit an Art gallery – for older kids a trip to the art gallery can be a great experience and a great day out one on one without younger siblings.
Auckland Art Gallery have the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico, full of bright colours and interesting pieces to highlight Mexico. If you’re in Wellington, the City Gallery has 3 new exhibitions: Martin Basher/Ben Buchanan, Antireality perversion Void, Ana Iti: I must shroud myself in a stinging nettle. You can then walk around the city and enjoy a bubble tea or stop for lunch at one of the many city restaurants.
Visit the beach – A Kiwi Summer always calls for beach time! Did you know we have great parking options close to the beach in Takapuna, perfect to take a picnic to stay for the day.
Visit an escape room – for a rainy-day activity you could do a family escape game. Or take a few friends and compete to see who can escape the fastest.
Explore the cities – the cities can be quiet during the holidays, so it’s a great time to bring out the bikes and explore the streets and parks.
Go to a weekend market – There are so many markets on over Summer with food, crafts, and often live music which the kids will love. This is also a great way to support local businesses.
Go to a water park – Both Silo Park in Auckland or The Margaret Mahy Family Playground in central Christchurch have amazing water play areas for kids – perfect for hot and sunny days. Best of all we have parking close to these parks.
Catch a ferry from Auckland - Did you know we have day and overnight parking available at Princes Wharf close to the ferry terminals in Auckland, this is perfect if you’re taking the kids for a few days to Waiheke or even for a day trip to Rangitoto. You could even to a short trip to Devonport and walk to Cheltenham Beach to see the colourful beachside houses.
Enjoy an outdoor movie – head to Silo Park in Auckland to enjoy a number of outdoor movies or head to movies in the park for movies in the suburbs from January to March.
If you are heading out and about don't forget at Wilson Parking, we have carparks throughout the country and our friends at ParkMate have a fabulous Summer holiday promo code, valid from the 26th December to enjoy 50% of casual parking*, making it easier to get out and about, and do more.
Use promo code – SUMMER
T&C’s and carpark exclusions apply. Promo code valid from 26th December until the end of January 2023. Please visit ParkMate for more details.
