Lost Playground: Your memories

Carlaw Park rugby league ground 02 October 1974 New Zealand Herald archive photograph scanned from print.

In yesterday's Herald Feature, Dylan Cleaver looked at some of the great moments to have occurred at some of the city's most famous, long-lamented playgrounds. And, accompanied by a host of breathtaking photos, he looked at what these playgrounds have now become.

Sports feature: Lost Playgrounds

We encourage you to share your memories of Carlaw Park, Newmarket Park and Carlton Bowling Club by tweeting @NZHeraldSport or with #NZHLostgrounds.

The response from social media has been moving. Here are a collection of the best emails and Tweets so far.

Brian Wilson on FB post for the story
Aucklander's have a choice to avoid loss of sports areas. If more lived in high-rise apartments and supported public transport then land wouldn't be needed for more motorways and housing.

Re the Carlaw Park video posted on FB

Donna Hickmott: A lot memories watching otahuhu rovers rugby league at carlaw park (Ed note: There's a trophy emoji on this)

Donna Pickard: My childhood and youth was spent at Carlaw and never has there been a more passionate and enthusiastic bunch of loyal followers as the crowd in those years xxx

Ian Glading: How cool, Shelley Eastlake, gee I had some great days there. Great to see uncle Cyril get a mention, and so he should. LEGEND X

Todd Jarman: Used to go there with my older brother in the 70s-80s great venue

Luke Faithfull: Wayne Pinique how good would it have been to watch a Warriors game at Carlaw!!

Jack Sieke: carlaw park great memories Hawks and NTC vs St Pauls 1996

@miamiaman @nzherald Roger is still alive it should be noted! Greatest player I ever saw.

— Francis Payne (@FPayne100) June 25, 2015

Went to a couple of tests at Carlaw Park. So easy to get to Sports feature: Lost Playgrounds http://t.co/MOSS0bL2j1 via @nzherald

— Natty (@natann66) June 25, 2015

Lost Playgrounds http://t.co/fkA2KbAdPw via @nzherald Great article, esp Carlaw Park. Now that was a ground that had atmosphere!

— Francis Payne (@FPayne100) June 25, 2015

Great article today Dylan. My father played many league games at Carlaw Park and I grew up going there to watch games with him. Before the park was redeveloped it was a carpark for sometime so one day I snuck onto it with a spade and took out a chunk of turf which I then re-potted and gave to my father. A great gift.
- Jonathan Dodd.