A Kiwi mother has started a petition after her blog post about having more shade in playgrounds "blew up".
Happy Mum Happy Child blogger Maria Foy says she was inspired to start the petition on Change.org after a "rant" on her blog was well received by her readers and other parents.
Ms Foy says after years of going to playgrounds she was "sick and tired' of there being no shade.
"We want to prevent cancer, and suffering. So along with the mandatory slip, slop, slap - coverage at our playgrounds should be a must," she says.
The petition has over 1500 supporters so far.
"A lot of parents do not take their children to playgrounds because it is either too hot, there is no shade, or the equipment is scorching,'" the Auckland mother says.
Hundreds of comments on the petition website and her blog's Facebook page have echoed Ms Foy's concerns, with one Facebook user calling out the brand new Margaret Mahy playground in Christchurch for having no shaded areas.
Ms Foy says she will take the petition to local councils. She plans to tackle the Auckland area first, then would like to see the initiative taken nationwide.
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