Intermediate Straight Pump Track, Don Buck Primary School

Don Buck Pump Track

A portable pump track shared between four schools in West Auckland is helping children enjoy school time more, and gives their schools a valuable shared recreational resource.

Don Buck Primary School board member and parent Olga Mills first noticed a Parklife modular pump track for bikes, scooters and skateboards at the Henderson Massey Local Board Offices, and saw how popular it was.  

Olga sought and received funding from Transpower for an Intermediate Rhythm Straight that saw the appeal because of its ability to be moved between schools and therefore impact on many children across the community.

Intermediate Straight Pumptrack, Don Buck Primary School
Intermediate Straight Pumptrack, Don Buck Primary School

Olga said the open, flexible approach Parklife have towards track configurations means there is ‘something for everyone’ in terms of track type, the area it can fit into, and the budget available for such an asset.

Benefits

Engages kids that may not otherwise be keen to be at school.

Perfectly engineered berms and rollers for a guaranteed riding experience.
 
All wheels – skateboards, scooters, bikes.
 
4 months from order to install.
 
No consents, earthworks and unknown costs.
 
Low/no maintenance compared to in-ground tracks.
 
Flexible design to add to, relocate, reconfigure or set up permanently.
 
Ultimate fun workout while building coordination.
 
Appeals to kids that are over playgrounds.

Attractive to funders as they appreciate surety of outcome.

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Intermediate Straight Pump Track, Don Buck Primary School

MP02 Intermediate Pump Track

“It has also been really interesting seeing the track’s value in engaging kids who may not really be that keen to be at school - if they like coming to ride on the track, then the whole school experience is more positive, and that has to be a good thing.”

Olga Mills, Board of Trustees