Playgrounds in New Zealand
New Zealand's playgrounds make the most of the stunning natural landscape, expect everything from beachside climbing frames to bush-fringed adventure parks with flying foxes and balance trails. Many councils have invested in destination playgrounds that are worth a special trip. Find the best ones with ratings and photos from local families.
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City Centre Playground
π Porirua City Centre, Wellington
Creative free playground with swings, slides and running space.
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Old Mill Road Playground
π Grey Lynn, Auckland
Free neighbourhood playground in Grey Lynn, Auckland.
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David Lange Playground
π MΔngere, Auckland
Free destination playground in MΔngere with zones for every age.
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Tamariki Reserve Playground
π Titirangi, Auckland
Free playground on a slope in Titirangi with a long slide and bush walk down to water.
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Sumnervale Reserve Playground
π Sumner, Canterbury
Quiet free playground tucked off Sumner - surrounded by nature.
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Fendalton Park Playground
π Fendalton, Canterbury
Free shaded playground in Fendalton - best for under-5s.
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Children's Playpark
π Island Bay, Wellington
Famous historic slide and great play equipment for all ages.
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Mangere Domain Playground
π MΔngere Bridge, Auckland
Newly renovated with natural obstacles and mixed-age activities.
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Halswell Domain Playground
π Halswell, Canterbury
Free Halswell playground with neighbouring ponds, miniature trains, and skatepark.
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Craigavon Playspace
π opp Craigavon Park, Auckland
Fully fenced forest playground with water features for all ages.
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King George V Reserve
π Hillsborough, Canterbury
Quiet reserve in Hillsborough, Christchurch with walking paths and water views.
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Preston Downs Playground
π Canterbury
A local community playground worth a look if you're nearby.
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Legacy Park Playground
π Temple View, Waikato
Free playground in Temple View, near Hamilton Zoo - slides, swings, picnic spot.
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Elwyn Crescent Playground
π Dunedin, Otago South
Dunedin playground with a cardboard-sliding hill and oval running track
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Te Kohanga Manaaki - Petone Playscape
π Wellington
Fenced playground with mud kitchens and coffee cart access.
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Kahawairahi Playground
π Beachlands, Auckland
Free destination playground at Beachlands with nature trail and basketball court.
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Hanley's Farm Playground
π Kawarau Falls, Otago
Free destination playground at Kawarau Falls with mountain views.
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Totara Park - Local Park & Forest Trail
π The Gardens, Auckland
Large regional park in The Gardens - forest trails, playgrounds, pool, tennis.
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Water Garden
π Christchurch Central City, Canterbury
Free ornamental pond garden with resident ducks inside Botanic Gardens.
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Cornwall Park
π Epsom, Auckland
Historic Epsom park with BBQ facilities, lambs and spring flower displays.
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DESTINATION KAWAROA
π New Plymouth Central, Taranaki
Waterfront playground with water park, zip line, and sea views.
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Mara Hupara- Traditional Maori Playground
π Mount Albert, Auckland
Nature-based MΔori playground with climbing structures beneath old-growth trees.
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Churton Park Playground
π Churton Park, Wellington
Fully rebuilt Wellington playground with flying fox for all ages.
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Te Whariki Playground
π Lincoln, Canterbury
Unique bike track with road signs plus diverse play for 4-6 year olds.
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- Adventure Ave, Richmond
- Adventure Park, Whitby
- Adventure Playground, NgongotahΔ
- Adventure Playground, Awapuni, Awapuni
- Alicetown Playground, Alicetown
- Allenby Park Playground, Papatoetoe
- Anzac Park Playground, Inner Kaiti
- Aotea Lagoon
- Aotea Lagoon Playground, PapakΕwhai
- Aotea Rangatahi Play Space, Aotea
- Aronia Park, Goodwood Heights
- Arthur Currey Reserve, Avondale
- Arthur Street Playground, Dunedin
- Ashurst Park, Pukete
- Avalon Playground, Avalon
- Avebury Park, Richmond
- Aviemore Park Playground, Marshland
- Avon Park Playground, Avonside
- Avonhead Park, Avonhead
- Barrington Park Playground - South, Spreydon
- Barry Curtis Park, Flat Bush
- Barry Curtis Park Playgrounds, Flat Bush
- Bathhouse Playground, Queenstown
- Bayfield Park, Dunedin
- Bayswater Playground, Bayswater
- Bayview Reserve Playground, Kelvin Heights
- Bellevue Reserve, Mount Eden
- Bishop Park Playground, Eastbourne
- Bishopdale Park Playground, Bishopdale
- Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve, Blockhouse Bay
- Blockhouse Bay Playground, Blockhouse Bay
- Bluestone Park, Mount Wellington
- Blundell Park Playground, Howick
- Boardwalk Rise Playground, Long Bay
- Bonnie Brae Reserve, Meadowbank
- Botanic Gardens Playground, Christchurch Central City
- Broad Park, Waimairi Beach
- Broken Run Playground, Wigram
- Bronco Playground, Halswell
- Broomfield Playground, Broomfield
- Browns Bay Beach Reserve, Browns Bay
- Brylee Drive Reserve, Takanini
- Buchanan Park Playground, Onehunga
- Buckley Reserve Kids Play Area, Houghton Bay
- Bullock Reserve Children's playground, Ilam
- Burnside Park, Burnside
- Burnside Park Playground, Burnside
- Callender Reserve Churton Park, Churton Park
- Campbell Bay Reserve Playground, Campbells Bay
- Cashmere Playground, Cashmere
- Cass Square, Hokitika
- Celtic Crescent Playground, Ellerslie
- Centaurus Park, Saint Martins
- Centaurus Park Playground, Saint Martins
- Centennial Park Playground, Somerfield
- Central Park, Mount Cook
- Chalmers Reserve, Avondale
- Champion Reserve Playground, Edgeware
- Children Playground, Blockhouse Bay
- Children's Playground, Hillsborough
- Children's Playpark, Island Bay
- Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Christchurch Central City
- Churchill Park, Seatoun
- Churton Park Playground, Churton Park
- City Centre Playground, Porirua City Centre
- CL Bishop park, Eastbourne
- Claudelands Park, Claudelands
- Cobblestone Park, Te Aro
- Cockle Bay Playground, Cockle Bay
- Cog Park, Hataitai
- College Street Playground, Dunedin
- Colman Reserve Playground, Sockburn
- Conifer Grove Reserve, Conifer Grove
- Connemara Reserve, West Harbour
- Cornwall Park, Epsom
- Coyle Park, Point Chevalier
- Coyle Park Playground, Point Chevalier (temporarily closed)
- Craigavon Park, Blockhouse Bay
- Craigavon Playspace, opp Craigavon Park
- Crosbie Park, Avonhead
- Crosbie Park Playground, Avonhead
- Crossley Ave Playground, Wo
- Crum Park Playground, Titirangi
- Cuba Street Playground, Te Aro
- Culverden Adventure Playground, Culverden
- David Lange Park, MΔngere
- David Lange Playground, MΔngere
- DESTINATION KAWAROA, New Plymouth Central
- Devonport Playground, Devonport
- Dixon Park Playground, Greymouth
- Doncaster Drive Domain Playground, Papamoa Beach
- Dublin Street Reserve, Queenstown
- Duck Park, Glen Eden
- Dunkirk Road Playground, Panmure
- Eastdale Rd Playground, Avondale
- Edgar MacIntosh Park, Bryndwr
- Elmwood Park Playground, Merivale
- Elwyn Crescent Playground, Dunedin
- Englefield Reserve Playground, Northwood
- Ernle Clark Reserve, Somerfield
- Fairdene Reserve, Henderson
- Fairplay Street Playground, Dunedin
- Falcon Street Playground, Dunedin
- Fendalton Park Playground, Fendalton
- Fergusson Park, Matua
- Fernwood Place Playground, Wai O Taiki Bay
- Ferrier Park, Avonhead
- Fonteyn Playground, Avondale
- Fonteyn Reserve, Avondale
- Foster Park Adventure Playground, Rolleston
- Fowlds Kids Playground, Morningside
- Fowlds Park, Mount Albert
- Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Central
- Frank kitts Play area, Wellington Central
- Frankton Beach Playground, Frankton
- George Denton Playground, Highbury
- George Herring Common, Glen Eden
- Gisborne Botanical Gardens, Gisborne
- Gladstone Park Playground, Parnell
- Glover Park Playground, Saint Heliers
- Goodwood Heights Playground, Goodwood Heights
- Gordon Carmichael Reserve, Bethlehem
- Green Island Memorial Park Playground, Dunedin
- Greenaway Park, Halswell
- Grey Lynn Paddling Pool, Grey Lynn
- Grey Lynn Park, Grey Lynn
- Grey Lynn Pump Track, Grey Lynn
- Gribblehirst Park Playground, Sandringham
- Gus Nola Park, Henderson
- Halswell Domain Playground, Halswell
- Hamilton Gardens Destination Playground, Hamilton East
- Hammond Park Playground, Riverlea
- Hanley's Farm Playground, Kawarau Falls
- Hansen Park, Opawa
- Hansen Park Playground, Opawa
- Harvard Adventure Park, Pahiatua
- Harwood Reserve, Sandringham
- Hayman Park, Manukau City Centre
- Hayman Park Playground, Manukau City Centre
- Heard Park, Parnell
- Heathcote Domain Playground, Heathcote Valley
- Helston Park Play Area, Paparangi
- Henderson Valley Park Playground, Henderson
- Heron Park, Waterview
- Heron Park Playground, Waterview
- Highland Park Dr Playground, Botany Downs
- Hillcrest Park Playground, Hillcrest
- Hillsborough Park Playground, Hillsborough
- Hobsonville Point Playground, Hobsonville
- Hobsonville Point Water Park, Hobsonville
- Holliss Reserve Playground, Cashmere
- Howick Domain Playground, Howick
- Hughs Way Playground, Flat Bush
- Island Bay Beach, Island Bay
- Island Bay Playground, Newtown
- Jacks Point Playground, Jack's Point
- Jardine Park Playground, Kelvin Heights
- Jean Sampson Reserve, Northcote Point
- Jeffreys Reserve, Fendalton
- Jellicoe Park Playground, Onehunga
- Jellicoe Public Park, Onehunga
- Jellie Park Playground, Burnside
- John Moore Reserve, Mount Roskill
- Johnsonville Memorial Park, Johnsonville
- Jubilee Park, Dunedin
- Kahawairahi Playground, Beachlands
- Kaikoura Reserve, Henderson
- Kaipatiki (Parakai Recreation Reserve), Parakai
- Karori Park Play Area, Karori
- Keith Park, Weymouth
- Keith Playground, Weymouth
- Khandallah Park, Khandallah
- Khandallah Park Childrens Playground, Khandallah
- Kilimanjaro Park, Northpark
- Kilkenny Playground, Dannemora
- Killarney Park, Takapuna
- King George V Reserve, Hillsborough
- Kinsella Reserve Playground, Halswell
- Knights Stream Park, Halswell
- Kohuora Park, Papatoetoe
- Konini Playground, Greenlane
- Kopupaka Playground, Westgate
- Kowhai Park Family Playground, Whanganui East
- Kuirau Park, Rotorua
- Kupe North Reserve, Orakei
- Lake Playground, Hamilton Lake
- Lakefront Playground, Ohinemutu
- Lambert St Playground, Dunedin
- Lazar Park Playground, Hokitika
- Legacy Park Playground, Temple View
- Legacy Park, Templeview, Temple View
- Levin Adventure Park, Levin
- Linwood Reserve, Forrest Hill
- Little Shoal Bay Playground, Northcote
- Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga Heights
- Lloyd Elsmore Park Playground, Pakuranga Heights
- Logan Park, Dunedin
- Long Bay Regional Park, Long Bay
- Longhurst Playground, Halswell
- Lorna Irene Drive Reserve Playground, Raumati South
- Luckens Reserve, West Harbour
- Lyall Bay Play Area, Lyall Bay
- Lynn Reserve, Bayview
- Lyttelton Playground, Lyttelton
- MacFarlane Park Playground, Mairehau
- Maidstone Max, Maidstone
- Malvern St Playground, Dunedin
- Mangere Centre Park Playground, MΔngere East
- Mangere Domain Playground, MΔngere Bridge
- Manu Tukutuku, Randwick Park
- Manukau Supa Centa Playground, Manukau City Centre
- Mara Hupara- Traditional Maori Playground, Mount Albert
- Marlborough Park, Glenfield
- Marlene Glade, Te AtatΕ« South
- Masham Reserve Playground, Broomfield
- Massey Reserve, Greenlane
- Matahourua Park, Cannons Creek
- Maungakiekie One Tree Hill Domain Playground, Epsom
- McBride Park Playground, Lake Hayes Estate
- McLeod Park, Te AtatΕ« South
- Melrose Park Kids Play Area, Melrose
- Melville Park, Epsom
- Memorial Park, Tauranga
- Merivale Reserve, Merivale
- Michaels Ave Playground, Ellerslie
- Middle Earth Adventure Park, WaitΔrere Beach
- Midland Park, Wellington Central
- Millhouse Reserve, Northpark
- Mini Golf Adventure Playground, Feilding
- Minogue Park, Forest Lake
- Miramar North Play Area, Miramar
- Mission Bay Playground, Mission Bay
- Mission Heights Playground, Flat Bush
- Moera Playground, Moera
- Monarch Park, Hillcrest
- Monarch Park Playground, Hillcrest
- Monorgan Road Play Area, Strathmore Park
- Montgomery Avenue Play Area, Karori
- Montgomery Reserve, Belmont
- Mornington Park, Dunedin
- Morrin Cooper Park, Botany Downs
- Mount Cook Play Area, Mount Cook
- Murchison Park Childrens Playground, Redwood
- Murphy Park Children's Playground, ΕtΔhuhu
- Myers Park, Auckland CBD
- Nairnville Park Children's Playground, Khandallah
- Nairnville Recreation Centre, Khandallah
- Navy Park, Dunedin
- Neil Graham Park, Halswell
- Northboro Reserve, Belmont
- Ocean Grove Playground, Dunedin
- Εkaurirahi / Ceramco Park, Glen Eden
- Old Mill Road Playground, Grey Lynn
- Olympic Park, New Lynn
- Omana Beach Road Beachside Playground, Maraetai
- Omana Regional Park, Maraetai
- Onehunga Bay Reserve, Onehunga
- Onepoto Domain, Northcote
- ΕpΕ«pΕ« - Rotary Park, Maungatapu
- Orakei Playground, Orakei
- Orangapani Reserve - playground, Tauriko
- Otara Giant Slide, Εtara
- Owairaka Park Playground, Mount Albert
- Pacific Park, Mount Maunganui
- Paerata Playground & Splashpad, Paerata
- Paeroa Reserve Playground, Riccarton
- Pakihi Park Playground, Wigram
- Panmure Basin, Mount Wellington
- Papatakohe Park, Cambridge
- Parana Park, Hamilton East
- Parera Park, Wigram
- Parkway Family Playground, Wainuiomata
- Parrs Park Playground, Glen Eden
- Patterson Park Childrens Playground, Halswell
- Patteson Reserve, Mission Bay
- Pirate Ship Playground, Bellevue
- Pirie Street Calisthenics Park and Play Area, Mount Victoria
- Playground, Tauranga
- Playground, Mount Roskill
- Playground, Henderson
- Playground, Mount Eden
- Playground, Corsair Bay
- Playground, Te AtatΕ« Peninsula
- Playtime Park, Mount Wellington
- Plynlimon Park Playground, Strowan
- Pohe Island Destination Playground, Parihaka
- Point England Reserve, Point England
- Portsea Reserve, Chatswood
- Potters Park, Mount Eden
- Preston Downs Playground
- Prince of Wales Park, Mount Cook
- Prince Regent Drive Playground, Half Moon Bay
- Pukehuia Park, Newlands
- Queen Elizabeth II Park, North New Brighton
- Queens Park, Invercargill, Queens Park
- Queenspark Reserve, Parklands
- Raumati Marine Gardens Playground, Raumati Beach
- Ray Blank Park Playground, Ilam
- Red Beech Avenue Play Area, Woodridge
- Redwood Springs Park, Redwood
- Reserve Playground, Takanini
- Richmond Playground, Richmond
- Riddell Road Playground, Glendowie
- Riddiford Gardens Playground, Hutt Central
- Ridge Park, Long Bay
- Roberta Reserve, Glendowie
- Rocket Park, Mount Albert
- Rona Bay Beach, Eastbourne
- Roseneath Park & Lookout, Roseneath
- Royal Reserve, Massey
- Royal Reserve Playground, Massey
- Rutherford Reserve, Meadowbank
- Rutherford Reserve Playground, Meadowbank
- Rutland Reserve, Saint Albans
- Saint Omer Park, Queenstown, Queenstown
- Salford Park, Flat Bush
- Salford Street Play Area, Newlands
- Sarajevo Reserve, Massey
- Scarborough paddling Pool, Sumner
- Scott Park Playground, Halswell
- Seaside Park, ΕtΔhuhu
- Seaside Park Playground, ΕtΔhuhu
- Secret Playground, Flat Bush
- Seebeck Children's Park, Karoro
- Shamrock Reserve Playground, Halswell
- Sherwood Playground, Browns Bay
- Shorland Park, Island Bay
- Silverstream Park, Silverstream
- Sladden Park, Petone
- South New Brighton Park, South New Brighton
- Spargo Reserve, Massey
- St Clair Playground, Dunedin
- St Omer Park Playground, Queenstown
- St. Albans Park Playground - South, Edgeware
- Stranolar Reserve, Mount Roskill
- Sumnervale Reserve Playground, Sumner
- Tahaki Reserve, Mount Eden
- Tahurangi / Crum Park, Titirangi
- Takapuna Beach Reserve Playground, Takapuna
- Talbot Reserve Playground, Halswell
- Tamahere Reserve Playground, Glenfield
- Tamariki Reserve Playground, Titirangi
- Tauhara Park, Queenwood
- Taumata Reserve, Sandringham
- Taumata Reserve playground, Sandringham
- Tautoru Park Playground, Wigram
- Taylors Bay Reserve, Hillsborough
- Taylors Park Playground, Mount Eden
- Te Kohanga Manaaki - Petone Playscape
- Te Kotuitanga Park | Olympic Park Playground, Blockhouse Bay
- Te Naupata Reserve, Bucklands Beach
- Te Oka / Point Erin Park, Westhaven
- Te Pane o Mataaho, MΔngere Bridge
- Te Papa TΔkaro o Tongaparaoa - Ila Park, Hairini
- Te Rangi Hiroa Youth Park Adventure Playground, Ranui
- Te Wai-Tuarua Reserve, Takanini
- Te Whariki Playground, Lincoln
- The Lakes Waterpark, Pyes Pa
- The Margaret Mahy Family Playground, Christchurch Central City
- Thompson Park Playground, Mount Wellington
- Thompson Skate Park, North New Brighton
- Thomson Park Playground, New Brighton
- Toorak Reserve Playground, Avonhead
- Tornado Reserve, West Harbour
- Totara Heights Ngahau Playground, Totara Heights
- Totara Park - Local Park & Forest Trail, The Gardens
- Totara Park Adventure Playground, The Gardens
- Totara Park Johnsonville, Johnsonville
- Town Basin Public Playground, WhangΔrei
- Trees For Babies, Massey
- Trentham Memorial Park Playground, Trentham
- Tuhura Playground, Massey
- Tui Glen Playground, Henderson
- Turners Reserve, Mount Roskill
- TutarawΔnanga - Yatton Park, Parkvale
- Unsworth Reserve - playground, Unsworth Heights
- Upland Road Playground, Remuera
- Vandeleur Reserve, Birkdale
- Vice Regal Park Playground, Newtown
- Victoria Park Playground, Cashmere
- Victoria Square, Westport, Westport
- Volta Place Reserve, Clendon Park
- Wadestown Play Area, Wadestown
- Waenganui/Allenby Park, Papatoetoe
- Wai-O-Taiki Nature Reserve, Glen Innes
- Waiata Shores Playground, Conifer Grove
- Waiatarua Reserve Playground, Remuera
- Waihirere Domain, Waihirere
- Waikanae Beach Playground, Awapuni
- Waikirikiri Park Playground, Outer Kaiti
- Waikiteroa, Cockle Bay
- Waimairi Beach Playground, Waimairi Beach
- Wainoni Park, Greenhithe
- Waipara Playground, Cracroft
- Wairaka Road Playground, Pukerua Bay
- Waitangi Park, Te Aro
- Waitangi Park Play Area, Te Aro
- Waitangirua Mall Playground, Waitangirua
- Wakaaranga Creek Reserve, Half Moon Bay
- Walnut Tree Park, Christchurch Central City
- Walter Park Playground, Mairehau
- Wanaka Dinosaur Playground, WΔnaka
- Wandle street Playground/Park, Marshland
- Wanita Reserve, Totara Vale
- Warwick Street play Area, Wilton
- Water Garden, Christchurch Central City
- Waterbank Crescent Playground, Waterview
- Waterford Reserve Playground, Northwood
- Waterfront Playground, Tauranga
- Waterview Reserve (Oakley Park), Waterview
- Waterview Waterplay Playgroud, Waterview
- Wattle Downs Esplanade Reserve, Wattle Downs
- Wero Whitewater Park, Wiri
- Westburn Reserve Playground, Burnside
- Western Park, Freemans Bay
- Western Park Playground, Freemans Bay
- Western Springs Park Playground, Western Springs
- Westlake Reserve Playground, Halswell
- Westmorland Heights Playground, Cracroft
- Weymouth Park, Weymouth
- Whenuapai Settlement Playground, Whenuapai
- Whitburn Park Playground, Halswell
- Whitby Walkway Playground, Whitby
- Whites Line E Playground, Waiwhetu
- William Green Domain Sand Playground, Highland Park
- Willowbank Reserve and Play Area, Tawa
- Windsor Reserve, Devonport
- Windsports Park, Bromley
- WIRI Playground, Wiri
- Wood Bay Reserve, Titirangi
- Woodall Park, Narrow Neck
- Woodham Park Kids Playground, Linwood
- Woodhaugh Gardens, Dunedin
- Woodland Playground, New Brighton
- Woolshed Park, Rolleston
- Wycola Park Playground, Hei Hei
- Wynyard Quarter Playspace, Auckland CBD
- Xena Park, Henderson
- Yaldhurst Nature Playground, Yaldhurst
- Zinnia Park, Wigram
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