Passport to Play Palmy

Hold the passport over the post and rub a pencil over the page to reveal the whetu.

Print a copy of the Passport to Play Palmy booklet and become an explorer in your hometown. It's free, fun, and will entertain the whole family.

New Puanga passports are available now, including one in te reo Māori

Get outside and have a wild time

Our passports are your guide to some of our favourite places near the river and in our local parks.

We live in a stunning area of the world with lots of adventures just on our doorstep. Passport to Play Palmy is your invitation to get outside and have fun in some of Palmy's best spots.

Your mission

Become an explorer in your home town. You'll need a passport, pencil, and playful attitude!

Choose from one of four passport editions below. We've placed brightly coloured posts in some of our favourite places along each route. Find all and 'stamp' your passport.

The Passport to Play booklets are crammed full of other ideas for things to do at each place as well.

Be sure to share your adventure with us! Take a snap and use the hashtags #palmyproud and #playpalmy.

Print a passport

Choose your adventure below. Then print off your passport and start collecting stamps.

Puanga passport

Passport to Play printable A4 [Puanga edition, 28 pages](PDF, 3MB)

Tō Puka Whakauru [Te Putanga mō Puanga](PDF, 3MB)

How to collect your passport whetū 

Look for the bright yellow Passport to Play post with a black whetū rubbing plate on top. Can't spot it straight away? The posts aren't always beside the path, so use the hints below and have a good explore. 

When you find it, open your passport to the matching whetū page, place it over the rubbing plate, and use a pencil or crayon to gently rub until the whetū appears. 

Collected it? Ka pai! Take a moment to read about the whetū in your passport and discover more things to see and do nearby. 

Location hints

  • Waitī: Urban Eels Platform, He Ara Kotahi Pathway – explore around the Urban Eels Platform. 
  • Waitā: Wildbase Recovery, Victoria Esplanade – look inside Wildbase Recovery near the Pou Tangaroa (during opening hours). 
  • Tupuārangi: Flying Fox area, Victoria Esplanade – cross the train tracks beside the miniature train station and look in the garden beside the path. 
  • Tupuānuku: Te Pātikitiki Library, Monrad Park – head to the māra kai (community garden). 
  • Ururangi: Te Motu o Poutoa, Summerhill – climb Te Arapiki a Tāne and look near the summit. 
  • Waipuna-ā-rangi: Kahuterawa Sledge Track, Linton – look around the gazebo area near the car park. 
  • Matariki: Te Marae o Hine, The Square – check out underneath the pōhutukawa trees beside the clock tower. 
  • Puanga: Central Library / Puanga Festival – during the festival, find it at the festival site. At other times, visit the Central Library mezzanine. 

Multicultural passport

Look out for the purple posts to make these stamps. You'll find them located in 10 public spaces around Palmy with a multicultural connection. Hint: They're listed in the passport.

Passport to Play printable A4 booklet [multicultural edition](PDF, 2MB)

One-page passport [multicultural edition](PDF, 504KB)

River passport: Kōrero a Awa

Look out for the bright green posts to make these stamps. You'll find them located in 10 of our favourite spots along the Manawatū River.

Passport to Play printable A4 booklet(PDF, 2MB)

One-page passport(PDF, 1MB)

Passport to Play printable A4 booklet [te reo](PDF, 3MB)

One-page passport [te reo](PDF, 1MB)

Parks passport

Look out for the bright orange posts to make these stamps. You'll find them located in 10 of our favourite Palmy parks. 

Passport to Play printable A4 booklet(PDF, 3MB)

One-page passport(PDF, 492KB)

Love where you live

The passport is aimed at encouraging locals to get outdoors, to love where you live, and have fun. However there are some serious reasons behind it.

Getting outside is good for everyone's mental health and activity levels. Unstructured, outdoor play is also important for children's development and could have positive environmental benefits in future.

By getting our children outdoors, they have fun, take risks and exercise without even noticing it. Additionally, the hope is that they develop a sense of adventure and a love of nature and exploring. The next generation has significant environmental issues to address. If they grow up feeling connected to nature, they may just have the passion and drive to tackle these problems successfully.