1
00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:06,080
Speaker 1: Conditions also not favorable for exploring local playgrounds on the weekends,

2
00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,159
Speaker 1: but didn't let that deter me. I'll tell you what

3
00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,399
Speaker 1: the real hold up was. It was the kids. I

4
00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,880
Speaker 1: was revd to go, so tried to sneak out on

5
00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,320
Speaker 1: Saturday morning, and then Amber asked where I was going,

6
00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,279
Speaker 1: so had to admit that I was off to Mayfield's

7
00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:22,640
Speaker 1: to swing on some monkey bars and slide down slides.

8
00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,279
Speaker 1: And then Alice overheard that, so she goes, I want

9
00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,440
Speaker 1: to come, and I can't ave been having to load

10
00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,159
Speaker 1: them into the car. And we drive out there and

11
00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,400
Speaker 1: we get a couple ticked off, so then the pressure

12
00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,200
Speaker 1: was on to do a few more. Yesterday, Alice catches

13
00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,720
Speaker 1: wind again. Then she says, oh, can we take my

14
00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,960
Speaker 1: friend Evie from down the road. So then have to

15
00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,640
Speaker 1: load Evie into the car and we got to nine,

16
00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,239
Speaker 1: which I don't think was too bad considering all the

17
00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,680
Speaker 1: elements at play. A few of them were new playgrounds,

18
00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,640
Speaker 1: so that's always fun discovering something new. And to help

19
00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:53,880
Speaker 1: with that, here's something to keep your mind into the

20
00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,280
Speaker 1: longer days, the summary days ahead. There's this really cool

21
00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,840
Speaker 1: web based app called NZI Playground Explorer. It's been crafted.

22
00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,600
Speaker 1: There's a joint venture between the Lotteries Cancer Society and

23
00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:13,160
Speaker 1: University of Otago. Doctor Bromwin mcnow mourning, Good morning. Tell

24
00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,960
Speaker 1: us about the Playground Explorer. What have you built here?

25
00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,560
Speaker 2: Sure, I'll tell you where. You've got twenty three playgrounds

26
00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,840
Speaker 2: to go, just as the point of reference did here

27
00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,080
Speaker 2: in mccabery. Yeah, just in the edge that Asberton Council

28
00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,120
Speaker 2: was responsible for you. So you got thirty two in total. Oheah,

29
00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:30,959
Speaker 2: You've got lots and lots and lots of options.

30
00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:31,440
Speaker 1: Yeah.

31
00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,160
Speaker 2: So yeah, let me tell you about Playground Explorer. So

32
00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,240
Speaker 2: I'm a researcher in skin cancer and so I'm really

33
00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,240
Speaker 2: interested in whether playgrounds have got shade or not. So

34
00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,800
Speaker 2: the whole purpose of this project was really an academic

35
00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,480
Speaker 2: one to have a look at what shade is available

36
00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,000
Speaker 2: in playground. So to do that, I had to identify

37
00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,120
Speaker 2: where all the playgrounds were and what was in them

38
00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,720
Speaker 2: and so forth, and so I did that. Nationwise, it

39
00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,960
Speaker 2: is about three and a half thousand playgrounds in New Zealand.

40
00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,680
Speaker 2: And then I thought, I've got all this information, really

41
00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,720
Speaker 2: rich information which is not available anywhere. I really should

42
00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,400
Speaker 2: especially since it can't side in lottery health, I should

43
00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,560
Speaker 2: really make this public. So that's why I put to

44
00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,280
Speaker 2: you the Playground Explorer app. So that does have information

45
00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,960
Speaker 2: about Shade, but it has information about everything else as well.

46
00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,160
Speaker 2: So what's on the which is all fulterable information. So

47
00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,239
Speaker 2: if you've got a child that absolutely loves Hemp wheels,

48
00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,120
Speaker 2: you can go to the Playground Explorer and you can

49
00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:23,880
Speaker 2: filter on hemps the wheels and I'll tell you which

50
00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:24,920
Speaker 2: playgrounds have got those and.

51
00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,239
Speaker 1: Them, can you Yeah, it'll bring up the mouse house

52
00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,000
Speaker 1: at the domain, which has been a bit of t LC.

53
00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,000
Speaker 1: Last time I was here it was running rough, but

54
00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,760
Speaker 1: obviously Neil mccannon's team have gone and greased up the

55
00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,480
Speaker 1: bearings or something, because yeah, it gave me a topple

56
00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:49,200
Speaker 1: on the weekend flying yes, yeah, right. So is this

57
00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,239
Speaker 1: dynamic in the sense that you click on a playground

58
00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,840
Speaker 1: and I love it brings up all these different features

59
00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,000
Speaker 1: that it's got, and then some some photos that you

60
00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,200
Speaker 1: can look at too. Can we submit to that like

61
00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:05,440
Speaker 1: for instances.

62
00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,120
Speaker 2: Absolutely, there's a link on there or you can just

63
00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,480
Speaker 2: email me directly on playground at a Targo dot ac.

64
00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,760
Speaker 2: And I also keep an eye on what the councilors

65
00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,679
Speaker 2: are doing so I do try and update them, but

66
00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,000
Speaker 2: obviously I'm stretched out and playgrounds is a lot to

67
00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,600
Speaker 2: keep an eye on. And I know, I mean there's

68
00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,160
Speaker 2: a couple of the expersion I know that have been

69
00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,280
Speaker 2: updated and I do have a son that loves an exbersion,

70
00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,959
Speaker 2: so that's quite handy for there, but for the wider

71
00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,560
Speaker 2: New Zealand areas it is quite challenging keeping them up

72
00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:33,840
Speaker 2: to date. BLOOD do try so.

73
00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,080
Speaker 1: The ones in the Ashburton district have the advantage, is

74
00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,480
Speaker 1: what you're saying. Yeah, the one at lake Hood we've

75
00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,200
Speaker 1: found has been given a bit of a touch up too.

76
00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,640
Speaker 2: I don't know about the one at that has also

77
00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:51,760
Speaker 2: been photos there, but I don't keep them up to

78
00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,360
Speaker 2: date as best I can.

79
00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,120
Speaker 1: Are there plans to add any more features or expand

80
00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:56,920
Speaker 1: your database?

81
00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:01,120
Speaker 2: Well, you're looking at the playground one. I've also got

82
00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,280
Speaker 2: an app for swimming pool outdoor swimming pools and yes,

83
00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:06,400
Speaker 2: so I'll send you the length.

84
00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,360
Speaker 1: Hope you've removed the Timil pool as sad as that.

85
00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,640
Speaker 2: Is, Ah, it could still be on their if it's recent.

86
00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,560
Speaker 1: I could go and plant something there there. No, No,

87
00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,800
Speaker 1: that's that's a little too political, what's okay? What's the

88
00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,359
Speaker 1: idea of a playground to you? You reckon Bromwin to

89
00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,400
Speaker 1: sort of end on a bit of a fluffy.

90
00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,480
Speaker 2: So the ideal playground for me is probably different than

91
00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,760
Speaker 2: for a child. I obviously want to see a playground

92
00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,239
Speaker 2: that's got a good shade options for both the children

93
00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,200
Speaker 2: and for spectators, somewhere to know the famness, sit and

94
00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,960
Speaker 2: have a picnic. It's a nice shade tree with picnic

95
00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,320
Speaker 2: tables and things. That's really nice to protect them from

96
00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,880
Speaker 2: those harmful UV rays when when the summer is out.

97
00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,880
Speaker 2: But also having different options for different ages, having some

98
00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,920
Speaker 2: at least some accessibility optionable. Always nice to have public

99
00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,520
Speaker 2: toilets available. You know obviously that you can't do that

100
00:04:58,560 --> 00:04:59,640
Speaker 2: with all playgrounds, but.

101
00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,400
Speaker 1: I think we do pretty well at ticking most of

102
00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,080
Speaker 1: those boxes here in Ashburton, right, Yeah.

103
00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,440
Speaker 2: Well you do certain a lot. A lot of your

104
00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,160
Speaker 2: playgrounds have got good leafy trees, certainly for spectators here

105
00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:11,840
Speaker 2: in Neat.

106
00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,000
Speaker 1: Well, thank you so much for pulling this together. We'll

107
00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,520
Speaker 1: go and share it on our hawknewy ashburt And Facebook page.

108
00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,600
Speaker 1: A little later today, the Playground Explorer