Have your Santa photo taken at Snowplanet

Santa photos available 21st November – 24th December

Enjoy this magical on snow experience!

There was no keeping Santa away from the snow! This Christmas, he’s heading back onto the snow at Snowplanet for a truly magical Santa experience.

Each guest will enjoy access to the snowdome to visit Santa in his magical hideaway. Snowplanet’s photographer will be on hand throughout your visit, capturing candid moments along the way. The highlight is your photo in Santa’s sleigh, a Christmas snapshot to treasure.

Make your Snowplanet adventure even more magical with a Winter Wonderland Add On!

Spend some time in Santa’s Winter Wonderland and enjoy the excitement of tubing and tobogganing in our enchanting alpine village. Glide down the dedicated tobogganing track through an ice archway, or race down one of two custom-built, ice-walled tubing tracks. Fun for all ages!

Step into Santa’s Winter Wonderland Village, a snowy escape filled with glowing lights and snowcapped trees at every turn. Race down the tubing tracks or glide through a frosty archway on your sled for even more winter magic. 

Winter Wonderland is a special Add-On and is a separate product from your Santa Visit. The Santa Winter Wonderland Add-on cannot be booked online. Please email info@snowplanet.co.nz or call us on 09 427 0044 to add this to your Santa Visit.

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The Ultimate School Holiday Programme in Silverdale!

Looking for fun, engaging, and active kids' activities on the Hibiscus Coast this school break? The Northern Arena Kids Club is here to keep your children moving, learning, and entertained during the school holidays and beyond!

Designed specifically for local Rodney families, this programme combines physical activity, games, creativity, teamwork, and water-based fun in one trusted, safe, and supervised local environment. Whether your child enjoys sports or creative activities, or simply wants to make new friends, there is something here for every child to thrive.

What to Expect: The Kids Club focuses on four core pillars to keep children active and engaged:

  • Learn: A morning swimming lesson, plus confidence-building activities, teamwork, and new skills for growing minds and bodies.
  • Play: Splashing in the pools with interactive games, challenges, and fun activities.
  • Move: Supervised active movement sessions (including football, gymnastics, dance, P.E. games, and even Mini HYROX) to help kids stay healthy, energetic, and confident.
  • Create: Hands-on creative activities that encourage imagination and self-expression.

Note: When the weather is suitable, the Kids Club may take a short, supervised walk off-site to the Millwater Hockey Turf for organised sports between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Programme Details:

  • Ages: 5–12 years
  • Location: Northern Arena, Silverdale
  • Half Day (8:00 am – 12:00 pm): $45 per child
  • School Day (8:00 am – 3:00 pm): $60 per child

What to Pack: Please ensure your child comes prepared with a named drink bottle, morning tea, lunch, and an afternoon snack. They will also need comfortable activewear, closed-toe sports shoes (no jandals), a warm change of clothes/rain jacket, a hat, sunscreen, and of course, their swimming gear and a towel!

Spaces are limited, and bookings are essential. Don't miss out on an action-packed holiday break. Book your child's spot today and let the Northern Arena team take care of the rest!

Award-Winning Swim School & Family Activities on the Hibiscus Coast

Learning how to swim and survive is a key life skill in which you should invest in for yourself and your family and you can equip your children with skills for life at Northern Arena's premier swim school in Silverdale. Living in New Zealand, water safety is essential, and our dedicated, warm-water teaching pools provide the perfect environment for children to build water confidence and learn to swim safely.

With swimming classes for the little ones of the family from Water Babies (2-6 months) up to Penguin (5+ years) and swim classes for 13+ years including SurfFit for teens, Adult Learn to Swim and  SwimFit there is something for everyone. Find out more about our Swim School Levels. Or find out more on our Family Swim options. 

Beyond swimming, Northern Arena is a hub for family fun and child development, offering some of the best kids' activities and things to do on the Hibiscus Coast. Our programs are designed to keep your kids active, engaged, and learning year-round.

Kids Club School Holiday Activities

Northern Arena Kids Club is designed to give kids a place to move, play, create and build confidence through a variety of exciting activities.

Northern Arena swimming lessons

Our Family & Kids Services Include:

  • Baby and Toddler Classes: Gentle, engaging water confidence classes that introduce your little ones to the water in a safe, parent-accompanied setting.
  • Expert Swimming Lessons: Structured, progressive swimming lessons for all ages and abilities, taught by our passionate and certified instructors.
  • After School Activities: Keep the momentum going after the bell rings with term-time activities that promote health, fitness, and fun.
  • School Holiday Programmes: Action-packed, supervised holiday programmes in Silverdale designed to keep kids entertained, active, and socializing while you work or relax at Northern Arena Kids Club.

Give your child the gift of confidence. Enrol in our swimming lessons or explore our upcoming holiday programmes today to secure your spot at Northern Arena!

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Located in Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre is one of the Auckland Council run fitness and swim centres. 

Leisure Centre Memberships

Offering - Fitness Centre - Memberships including "Get into It" are offered to allow flexibility including gym only, classes or all inclusive options to suit all preferences and budgets. Read More on memberships ...

Group fitness classes offer motivation and challenges plus a wide variety of yoga styles and a selection of Les Mills classes.

Hibiscus Coast Swimming Pools

Whether swimming for pleasure or fitness the Stanmore Bay swimming pools include two indoor heated pools. If this is your motivation why not consider a "Swim It" membership which includes access to the spa and sauna as well as aqua classes. Read More on our pools ...

Splashpad

Fun for the kids, summer season only (late November or early December to around April/May). Free entry, open daily weather conditions permitting 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Hibiscus Coast Swimming Lessons

Learn to Swim - Winner of the New Zealand Outstanding Swim School of the Year 2016 our swimming lessons are offered to all ages, abilities and levels. Both term and school holiday swim classes are offered. Read More on our swim lessons ...

School Holiday Programmes

Every holidays the Leisure Kidz school holiday programme includes super fun activities including pool days, outings, baking and centre challenges. After Programme Care - Is also offered from 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm for holiday programme days. Read More on our school holiday programmes ...

Recreation Programmes and Sports Leagues

A range of programmes are always on offer including Sporty Kidz, Pedal and Play, Gym'n'ees plus sports leagues such as miniball, netball and basketball. We also have facilities for pool hire, venue hire and birthday party packages. Read More on packages and options ...

Senior Classes

We also have a number of classes both exercise and aqua classes which are especially designed, or good for, those over 60 years of age. Check our group fitness classes

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Bricks 4 Kidz STEAM School Holiday Programmes

Experience LEGO® like never before with Bricks 4 Kidz STEAM Holiday Programme! It’s a FUN and EDUCATIONAL way for children aged 5 to 13 to spend their school holiday!

Students get to explore real-world Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths through an engaging and exciting hands-on STEAM experience!

They think it’s FUN.
You know it’s EDUCATIONAL.

Albany Creativity Centre, 325a Albany Highway, Rosedale
October Holiday Programme

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Lost Worlds: Explore • Discover • Survive

October Holiday Programme | 28 September - 2 October 2026

Embark on an action-packed journey through incredible worlds filled with adventure, discovery and hands-on STEAM fun! Explore a different adventure world each day, with new missions to build, engineer, code and problem-solve. Through LEGO® building, robotics and creative challenges, young adventurers will experiment, invent and discover while developing creativity, teamwork and confidence.

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Hidden Realms: Imagine • Create • Believe

October Holiday Programme | 5 - 9 October

Step into extraordinary worlds where imagination, creativity and STEAM come to life! Each day unlocks new adventures where children build, engineer, code and problem-solve. Through LEGO® building, robotics, hands-on challenges and imaginative exploration, young creators will bring their imagination to life!

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After school and weekend sessions also available so why not check out all the options available form great STEAM fun whatever your children's level!!

Bricks 4 Kidz Albany don't just do school holiday programmes and have a large variety of classes on offer for your little kids and your big kids from ages 3 to 9+ years! From robotics and coding, to hands-on science and maths, to toddler and preschool classes, there's everything you need to take your child’s learning to the next level!

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All Locations

Bricks 4 Kidz run holiday programmes in locations across New Zealand including across Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Wellington. For links to all locations CLICK HERE.

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