Discover Manukau: Theme Park, Water and Culture

Manukau offers families a variety of reasons to visit: rides, indoor entertainment, water activities and theatre. Each attraction has its own character and gives you concrete options for tailoring your stay to your family’s interests—from a theme park and paddling activities to attending an event.

Rides and Family Entertainment

Rainbow’s End has more than 20 rides and attractions. This number may change as rides are added or removed. The park also includes Rainbow Playlab, with Hologate virtual reality, virtual sword fighting, esports, escape rooms and arcade games. This brings rides and digital entertainment together. The technology-based offerings may change as the operator updates the attraction.

Kidz Kingdom at Rainbow’s End is a fully indoor family entertainment centre for children up to and including eight years old. This age range is a useful guide for families with younger children. The park areas may evolve as the park changes.

Water Activities at Wero Whitewater Park

Wero Whitewater Park offers kayak hire and lessons, stand-up paddleboards for hire, and 9,000 square metres of clear water to explore. For kayaking, you can consider both hire and lessons; stand-up paddleboarding is available for hire. The water area offers another concrete option for anyone looking to make water activities a focus. Hire options and activity areas may change.

The Tamariki River offers 200 metres of gentle whitewater rafting for beginners, children and families. River Rush is characterised by bigger waves, wilder currents and more excitement. You can compare the two areas based on their described water features. The park’s facilities and programmes may change.

Theatre and Events

Due Drop Events Centre is an event venue in Manukau. A large proportion of its events are run by community groups and non-profit organisations. If you want to discover Manukau through more than leisure activities, its events offer a distinct cultural dimension to your trip planning. The events programme may change.

BNZ Theatre is located inside Due Drop Events Centre. It is a 600-seat theatre with a permanent proscenium stage. With this type of stage, an arch frames the view from the auditorium onto the stage. The 600-seat capacity gives you a concrete sense of the theatre’s size; the venue’s layout may change.

Getting There and Finding Accommodation

Manukau is accessible by train and bus. If you’re looking for a hotel in Manukau, start by deciding which experiences you want to shape your stay: the park attractions, water activities, or an event at the theatre or events centre. This helps you focus your search on the actual reason for your trip. Transport services may change, so check the timetables for your travel dates.

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