Resthills Sports

01/11/2026

We are beyond grateful to receive grant funding support from The Gallagher Charitable Trust! 💙

For decades, the Gallagher family and Trust have been championing local initiatives that help our communities grow, strengthen, and prosper for generations to come.

This generous contribution will directly support the installation of climate control in our clubrooms, ensuring a comfortable space for year-round community activation and events! 🌡️✨

Thank you to the trustees for supporting long-standing programmes that make a meaningful difference across the Waikato and wider New Zealand.

✨ Together, we’re making a real difference in South Hamilton!

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

Great to welcome Orienteering Waikato to South Hamilton for their Urban Rogaine course in and around Resthills Park! It was fantastic to see participants gathering under the blue skies, studying their maps, and taking on the course around the park and local neighbourhood.

19/10/2026

🚀 Sport New Zealand Play Week is HERE & Resthills Park is ready for action! 🚀

Play is everywhere, and this week we have some awesome EXTRA ways for the whole whaanau to move, laugh, and play together!

Here’s what’s waiting for you in the gladed area:
🎯 Chalk Target Throw: Grab a stick and aim for the chalk target—how many points can you score?
👣 5 Giant Steps Challenge: How far can you get in 5 GIANT steps?
🧟 Zombie Run: Dodge, weave, and sprint past the zombie arms before they get you!

🥁 NEW: The Play Library - in the drum by the playground
👉 Grab it. Play with it. Return it for the next crew to use.

Sport Waikato Whaanau play where whaanau are! Come down, get involved, and show us how you play today! 💚✨

15/10/2026

🐾 A Paw-some Cause! 🐶

We love seeing all our two-legged and four-legged visitors enjoying Hamilton City Council's Resthills Park! To keep the park safe and enjoyable for everyone, here’s a quick reminder:

🥎 🏉 Playing Fields: Please keep dogs off the sports field areas itself—the field perimeters are perfect for longer walks!

🛝 Playground Area: Dogs must be on-leash near the unfenced playground.

💩 Clean Up: Please always clear up any deposits left behind!

Speaking of picking up after your pup... why not turn your daily park clean-up into a life-changing donation? ❤️

Our friends at Blind Low Vision NZ have launched Doggy Doonations—specially designed doggy poo bags that help raise funds for guide dog training. It costs over $100,000 to raise, train, and match a single guide dog, so every pack bought makes a huge difference for Kiwis who are blind, deafblind, or low vision.

Keep Resthills Park clean and make every scoop count on your next walk! 🐕✨

🛒 Order your Doggy Doonations bags here:

👉 https://shop.blindlowvision.org.nz/products/doggy-doonation-poo-bag

One box of Doggy Doonations contains 60 biodegradable doggy poo bags - and helps raise funds to train guide dog pups! Get yours now.

12/10/2026

🟢 Belonging Matters at Resthills 🟢

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (12–18 October), and this year’s theme is connection: Ko au ko koe, ko koe ko au – I am you, and you are me.

Here’s what the 2023 Hamilton City Council Community Profile tells us about our patch, Glenview, Melville, Deanwell, Bader, Fitzroy, Peacocke and Resthills:

📊 Only 39% of residents agree there’s a sense of community in their neighbourhood, compared with 45% across Hamilton.
📊 27% rate their mental health as fair or poor, compared with 23% citywide.

Numbers aside, we know what helps: showing up for each other. 💚

Our challenge this week 👇
Know someone who’s been a bit isolated lately? Reach out and ask how they are, really. Bring them down to Resthills Park. Watch a game, walk the park, give volunteering a go. There’s always a spot for one more.

And if you’re the one who’s struggling, reach out. Talk to someone, or free call or text 1737 any time.

See you down at the park, whaanau.

08/10/2026

Thank you to The Packaging Forum for your incredible support and belief in our Game On Rubbish Gone! initiative, providing the vital funding for outdoor ♻ recycling Rotaform wheelie bins.

This support allows us to step into our role as kaitiaki of Resthills Park during local, regional, and national sports events, while establishing a hireable Community Waste Kit for our local schools and groups to access.

♻ https://gameonrubbishgone.nz

07/10/2026

Keeping Resthills Park Safe & Accessible! 🌳🐾🚲

You might notice some fresh additions at the park entrances by Hamilton City Council! New chicanes and bollards have been installed to keep cars clear of the driveway, and unauthorised motorbikes off the reserve while making sure Resthills Park stays safe, open, and welcoming for everyone else.

Whether you’re visiting on 2 legs, 4 legs, riding a pushbike, or pushing a pram or wheelchair, entrances are designed to keep you moving smoothly.

📱 See maintenance issues or general park concerns? Report them quickly to Council via the Antenno app.

🚨 See motorbikes or illegal activity in the park? Report non-emergencies directly to NZ Police by calling 105 (or report online at 105.police.govt.nz). If in any immediate danger, always call 111.

Thank you for helping protect the park space! 💚

30/09/2026

With the 2026 🥎 Waikato Softball Association season about to start, we're asking everyone to Step Up to the Plate and Park Responsibly!

To keep our streets safe and fair, please cover all bases and stick to the Hamilton City Council Park Smarter rules this season:

🚨Driveway Access & New Bollards: We expect new bollards to be installed at the bottom of the driveway soon to keep the driveway completely clear. Blocking driveways or park entrances prevents emergency vehicles from getting through—keep this area clear at all times.

🏃🏽Drop and Run: Use the turnaround bay to make a shortstop and drop off any people or equipment, before parking elsewhere.

❎Park Only in Marked Bays: Stick to designated parking spots. Avoid broken yellow lines, berms, traffic islands, and no-stopping zones.

♿Respect Mobility Parks: Save these exclusively for valid permit holders.

6️⃣Neighbourhood Pitch: No fouls! Keep footpaths, driveways, and cycleways clear. Maintain at least 6 meters from intersections and leave room for vehicles to turn in cul-de-sacs.

🚸Watch for Young Fans (Playground Safety): Please drive slowly and with extra care through the park and playground area. Keep a close eye out for children moving between the playground, cars, and fields!

📍 Cover the Infield and the Outfield (Alternative Entrances)
With driveway access restricted and main parking limited, avoid the main entrance bottleneck by parking a street over and enjoying a quick warm-up walk to first base:

John Webb Drive (2 min walk)
Reynolds Drive (5 min walk)
MacMurdo Avenue (7 min walk)
Resthill Crescent x2 (8 min walk)
Sunnyhills Avenue (8 min walk)

Plan to arrive early, or consider carpooling, using the nearby Comet Bus service , or biking to Resthills Park. Thanks for working together to keep everyone safe!

🦺 Look Out for the Kaitiaki Crew!
Keep an eye out for our Kaitiaki Crew in hi-vis vests who will be on-site helping to direct traffic and guide you to suitable parking spots on busy days. If you're ever unsure where to go, just ask them—they're here to help keep everything running smoothly!

Reporting Issues
Report parking concerns or access issues directly to Hamilton City Council (include photos where possible):

App: Antenno App (App Store / Google Play)
Website: hamilton.govt.nz/report-it
Phone: 07 838 6699
Email: [email protected]

24/09/2026

It’s Clean Up NZ Week, and we’re on a mission to keep our local spaces looking their best!

We’re super grateful to the Tagbusters for tackling local tagging so quickly and keeping our parks bright and clean. 🎨✨, and we're enjoying seeing the underplanting done at our Nature in the City Planting Day in July take hold!

To top it all off, we’re putting the finishing touches on a brand-new Match Day Waste Management initiative - Game on! Rubbish Gone! —stay tuned for details.

The reality is that if rubbish isn't picked up and disposed of correctly, it can stay in our environment for hundreds of years. Every item collected makes a huge difference for our parks, waterways, wildlife, and community.

Thank you all for your mahi in keeping Aotearoa beautiful! 🇳🇿💚

Graffiti removal - Tagbusters 0800 824 287 8377 (TAGBUSTERS)