AROUND THE PARK
Bruce Pulman Park in Papakura, south Auckland has a number of sports fields, cricket wickets, and playing courts (indoor and out) across the park. Spaces are available for hire to anyone from individual groups to club competitions. While casual play is encouraged, this and organised competitions or leagues must be booked to ensure availability.
PARK GATES
Gate A (Walters Rd) open - 7am - 9pm daily
Gate C (Kuaka Dr, off Porchester Rd) open - Tue/Wed/Thu 4pm onwards & 7am - 4pm Saturday's
Both Gates B & C open for large Park wide events
BOOKING SPACES
All spaces must be booked and can be done through our Facility Hire Booking Form; this is to ensure fairness to all users of the Park.
To make a booking or enquiry:
*Your booking is not confirmed until you have a confirmation email/phone from us.
Type of Space | Number | Bookable |
Sand based fields | 8 | Yes |
Grass based fields | 6 | Yes |
Grass cricket ovals | 2 | Yes |
Artificial cricket wickets | 2 | Yes |
Outdoor netball courts | 22 | Yes |
Indoor netball/basketball courts | 6 | Yes |
Indoor Turbo Touch courts | 6 | Yes |
Indoor Futsal courts | 2-6 | Yes |
Indoor Volleyball courts | 12 | Yes |
COMMUNITY SPORTS CLUBS
We have a number of Community Sports Clubs that call Bruce Pulman Park home. These include Papakura Netball Centre, Ardmore Marist Rugby
and Sports Club, Papakura Cricket Club, Counties Manukau Gymnastics Club and Bears Sports (Basketball/Touch/Tag) and other clubs run their
leagues from Pulman Arena. To find out more about our community clubs and leagues, please go to the Community Sports Section.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
We aim to provide a safe, well maintained and presented park for the public. In order to deliver this some conditions of entry apply and are enforced at all times.
Where fields are marked as “closed” please respect the work the grounds team is doing to prepare the fields for other users and use one of our other spaces. We also ask that you take all rubbish with you when you leave the park.
External caterers and vending or hawking of any kind is prohibited within the confines of the park unless arranged with Park Management prior.
PROHIBITED ON THE PARK
Sale of commercial Food or Drink
Anyone found on the park with any of these items will be asked to leave or where necessary the Police will informed along with evidence from our Security Cameras.
Bruce Pulman Park Trust operates a “no exceptions” policy of enforcement and all dumping of rubbish, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour is recorded and provided to the Police. This includes abuse of park staff and or sports officials.
Bruce Pulman Park is the foremost Outdoor Sports & Recreation Facility in Auckland.