Freedive Aotearoa

Freedive Aotearoa NZ’s dedicated freediving school & ocean wellness studio.
🔥 Sauna + cold plunge.
🌊 Expeditions to Poor Knights, Niue & Pacific. Where the Crowds aren’t.

Paihia, Bay of Islands 🇳🇿 This is not something we do, this is who we are, we are explorers, and adventurers, a little family sharing their genuine love and passion to help you get into the ocean, safely, comfortably and enjoyably. Our owner operator has been a diving professional for over 20 years, she was raised in this world, and became a commercial diver at 18 years old, specialising in constr

uction. This took her around the world working for aid situations remotely, supporting the UN., building wharfs, servicing slip ways and mooring systems in doc islands etc but wanting to share this other world she became a Scuba instructor to help show others under the water, to share what she gets to see. She has kept training, building on her experience, and now has 3 mermaids of her own in the mix. you can be assured you are in the best hands, so you can get out there to Breathe, Learn and Explore. We offer:

BREATHE -
XPT Certified performance breathing coach for 1 on 1 and group sessions
“XPT, Extreme Performance Training™,
Breathing is the foundation of life. The first step in enhancing health, performance and longevity is through the optimization of breath. LEARN -
PADI Basic Freediver
Is a great first step for developing solid freediving skills. You learn basic freediving principles and focus on practicing breath hold techniques in a pool or confined water site. Available to all from 12 years and up. You will earn an internationally recognised certification in which you can progress upon as you grow your freediving skills. PADI Freediver

Learning to progressively go deeper and stay longer, We will cover yoga for freediving, inward power, discipline and control. EXPLORE -
Snorkelling experience's - A great way for anyone from the first timer who would like to give it go or for the whole family wanting to do something together. Go for a float down one of our pristine estuaries, or through our rock gardens around the shore line, full of a diverse array of sea life and eco systems. We would like to extend a welcome to all likeminded people to connect, meet and find more opportunities to get into our big blue.

Free Breathwork & Recovery — a Moana Wāhine series30 Selwyn Rd, Paihia Bay of Islands 6pmEvery Thursday, a wāhine-only s...
16/06/2026

Free Breathwork & Recovery — a Moana Wāhine series

30 Selwyn Rd, Paihia Bay of Islands 6pm

Every Thursday, a wāhine-only space to come home to yourself.

For wāhine rangatahi 12–18, this is your evening: breathwork to settle the nervous system, the warmth of the sauna, and a cold plunge at 14°C — the same temperature as the moana you'll learn to read. The skills that steady you on land are the ones that hold you in the water.

No fitness tests. No competition. Just breath, warmth, cold, and wāhine learning to meet hard things with a calm heart.

🌀 Free for wāhine rangatahi 12–18

💛 Koha for wāhine 18+

📍 Freedive Studio, Paihia

🗓 Thursdays — 18 & 25 June, 2 July, then 23 & 30 July
(we break for the school holidays)

Spaces are limited; registration + parent consent required.

Registration essential. https://forms.gle/WcZuMKgxi2XRkd4E7

Mauri tū, mauri ora.

Free freediving! Wāhine rangatahi of Te Tai Tokerau — the moana is calling. A wāhine-only ocean programme with Freedive ...
16/06/2026

Free freediving! Wāhine rangatahi of Te Tai Tokerau — the moana is calling.

A wāhine-only ocean programme with Freedive Aotearoa + Moana Wāhine. Breathwork, freediving, reading the water, and getting out into the taiao together.

✨ Free for wāhine rangatahi 12–18

🚐 We can pick you up

👭 Wāhine-only — a safe space to be a girl in the water

📍 Kaitaia + Bay of Islands · 🗓 5–9 July

Spots are limited and parental consent is required.

DM us or text 027 373 3348 to register.

Ehara taku toa i te toa

Registrations are essential:

takitahi.https://forms.gle/ZB1tApkCNLGU8wy86

Ready to take your skills to new depths? 🤿🌊.Join us June 5-7 for Deep Weekend - an incredible 3-day adventure designed t...
29/05/2026

Ready to take your skills to new depths? 🤿🌊.
Join us June 5-7 for Deep Weekend - an incredible 3-day adventure designed to help you progress comfortably to depth with world-class instruction with full access to our top-notch recovery studio facilities! Sauna & Cold plunge 🧖‍♀🧖‍♂️

Whether you want to:
• Earn your Advanced or Master Freediver certification 📜
• Crush new personal bests 🏆
• Enjoy deeper dives with more confidence 😌
• Master mouthfill equalization for epic free-falls 😮💨.

Deep Weekend delivers with:
• Unbeatable dive sites ranked among the world’s best 🌎
• Expert instructors providing personalized coaching 👨‍🏫👩‍🏫
• Fun & supportive crew to share the stoke 👥🙌
• All the snacks to keep you fueled up 🍱.
Conditions couldn’t be better with 20+m viz and 19-20°C water 😍.
Take your passion to the next level and join this unforgettable experience - your inner depths are waiting! Perfect for:
• Divers prepping for instructor development
• Anyone wanting to deepen their practice.
🗓️ June 5-7
📍 Paihia, Bay of Islands
🔗 Book now: freedive.co.nz/deep-weekend.
See you there! 🤙😄.
MasterFreediver PaihiaDive OceanAdventure

23/05/2026

We find untouched locations most operators don’t know about and build something around them — small groups, local knowledge, long lunches, and ocean encounters you can’t get anywhere else. our 2027 Ocean encounters series drops next week. We’re excited to launch some new places and species.

MIDWEEK RESET 🌊That midweek slump? Yeah, we don’t do that here.Every Wednesday we gather at the studio, kick off the sho...
12/05/2026

MIDWEEK RESET 🌊
That midweek slump? Yeah, we don’t do that here.
Every Wednesday we gather at the studio, kick off the shoes, and drop into something that just feels ridiculously good. One hour of breathwork that gets you out of your head and back into your body. Then we crank the sauna, fire up the cold plunge, and somewhere between the steam and the shivering you remember you’re actually alive.
It’s loud. It’s laughter. It’s that post-plunge grin you can’t wipe off your face. It’s your midweek crew — the ones who get it.
Come warm the cockles of your soul. Have a giggle. Leave feeling like a whole new human by hump day.
$20 Breathwork only
$35 The Lush Reset — breathwork + sauna & cold plunge (yes, that’s a steal)
Every Wednesday · Freedive Aotearoa Studio
30 Selwyn Rd, Paihia
Book → freedive.co.nz

Hi everyone 👋Quick one from Freedive Aotearoa — we're launching Freedive Club next week and I'd love locals to know abou...
12/05/2026

Hi everyone 👋

Quick one from Freedive Aotearoa — we're launching Freedive Club next week and I'd love locals to know about it.

Weekly freediving sessions in a heated pool, small groups, structured SSI certification pathway, and a community that gets in the water together every week.

🏊 KERIKERI — Tuesdays at Little Dippers (84 Kapiro Rd)
• Youth Club (8–18): 3:45pm — FREE
• Adult Club (18+): 5:45pm — only 4 spots left

🏊 KAWAKAWA POOLS — Thursdays
• Club: 5:15pm ( trying to get 2 sessions for both groups) youth have priority

ADULTS: $100 one-off deposit (non-refundable, covers your SSI online learning) + direct debit, 8-week commitment. Includes recovery sessions at our Paihia studio — Scandinavian sauna + cold plunge.

YOUTH CLUB IS FREE. Gear provided. No barriers. If you've got a young person who wants to learn to freedive properly, this is for them.

All levels welcome. Real progression every week.

Comment or DM if you want in. 🌊

— Sacha
Freedive Aotearoa

28/04/2026

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Address

30 Selwyn Road
Paihia
0200

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+64273733348

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