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Petition Calls for More Shade After Kids Burnt on Playground Equipment

Renata Wiles' petition urges mandatory shade on playgrounds to prevent burns from hot equipment, gathering nearly 2,000 signatures and highlighting safety gaps in current standards.

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A young child's hand after being burnt on metal playground equipment. Photo: Supplied Young children getting burnt by playground equipment has sparked a petition calling for every new or upgraded playground to have mandatory shade from the sun.

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Petition calls for more shade after kids burnt on playground equipment

A young child's hand after being burnt on metal playground equipment. Photo: Supplied Young children getting burnt by playground equipment has sparked a petition calling for every new or upgraded playground to have mandatory shade from the sun.

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Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament

Renata Wiles launched the petition, saying it was "crazy" that shade wasn't already a mandatory requirement for playgrounds.

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RNZ broke the news in New Zealand on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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