What's new
Recent updates and features.
Self-hosted aerial tiles
Aerial imagery is now served from our own mirror at tiles.slidescout.nz instead of querying LINZ Basemaps directly. The mirror caches LINZ's tiles locally for independence and predictable performance; attribution remains Land Information New Zealand (CC-BY 4.0).
mapSatellite view
Toggle between the regular street map and aerial imagery using the new Map / Satellite pill next to the legend. Aerial imagery is sourced from LINZ Basemaps (Land Information New Zealand) and covers all of NZ. Your choice is remembered between visits.
mapCommercial venues hidden from public
Paid and indoor venues (trampoline parks, soft play, mini golf, party venues, and similar) are no longer shown on the map, search, sitemap, or detail pages. The data is kept in the DB so admins can still see and edit them, and so we can monetise paid placements later.
mapFaster visit imports
Each playground is capped at top 50 visits and 20 photos when first imported. Past-the-cap content can be filled in later if a playground gets popular. Keeps the import pipeline running in hours, not days.
reviewsLog a visit, not a review
Lowered the friction for writing notes after a playground trip. Reviews are now called visits across the site.
reviewsPer-region progress on agent review (admin)
The /admin/agent-review page now has region chips, a live-polling progress bar with ETA, and a recent-activity feed so admins can watch a /loop /playground-review <region> run unfold in real time.
adminAgent review queue (admin)
Admins get a new queue at /admin/agent-review showing the Claude-Code-driven research agent's progress, recent failures, and pending suggestions to approve or reject.
adminReport photos and reviews
A small flag icon on every photo and review lets anyone flag content that looks off. Reports land in the admin queue alongside missing-playground and feedback submissions.
reviewsadminTop action bar on detail pages
View on Map, Get Directions, and Leave a Review buttons now sit together at the top of every playground page so the things you actually want to do are one tap away.
detailAdd tags yourself
Signed-in users can suggest amenity tags (toilets, slide, shade, and the rest) directly on any playground. Type-ahead, instant add.
detailtagsAdmin view toggle
Admins can switch their session between admin view and viewer view to preview the public experience without signing out.
adminUser profiles
Set a display name and upload a profile picture. Your chosen name and picture show on the reviews you leave.
profileAdmin user management
Admin dashboard now has a user list with activity, role grant and revoke, and per-user detail showing reviews, photos, helpful votes, and submissions.
adminMissing playground reports and feedback
Two new buttons on the map let visitors report a missing playground or send general feedback. Both feed a single admin queue so nothing falls through the cracks.
mapsubmissionsSchool playgrounds (opt-in)
Around 2,100 NZ primary and intermediate school playgrounds are now on the map. Toggle them on via the Filters popover.
mapdataCouncil data gap fill
Hundreds of previously missing playgrounds are now on the map, pulled from open council and OpenStreetMap data. Includes Taita Park, Delaney Park, and many others.
mapdataPhoto pipeline rewrite
Photos are now served as responsive WebP and AVIF variants instead of full-size JPEGs. Detail page LCP dropped from around 16 seconds to 2.6 seconds on mobile.
performanceAnalytics live
Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity are now wired up via Google Tag Manager, with custom events for review submits, helpful votes, missing-playground reports, and feedback.
analyticsDomain switch
SlideScout is now at slidescout.nz. play.wjk.nz remains the UAT environment for previewing pre-release builds.
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