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The official organisation promoting and advocating for safe & sustainable use of our natural fisheries resources by Recreational Spearfishers
FREEDIVING COURSES
If you want to learn more about breath-hold spearfishing and want to do it more safely and effectively, then doing a freediving course is a good way to achieve that. Below you can find the contact information for the courses that we are aware of running in New Zealand. If you offer courses and want to be added, please contact us so we can put you on the list.
Freediving courses offered in New Zealand
Trainer | Affiliation | Regions | Accreditation | Frequency | Contact |
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Auckland Freediving Club | Auckland | Monthly inductions | https://aucklandfreediving.co.nz or inductions@aucklandfreediving.co.nz | ||
Bryan Bailey | Blenheim Dive Centre | Upper South Island | PADI | On demand | blenheimdive@gmail.com, or bdc@xtra.co.nz |
Brad James | Auckland Freediving Club | Auckland | AIDA | 1/month over summer, or by request | Brad@bradjames.me or @freediveproject Instagram |
Paul Smillie, Tania Rounthwaite | Breathtakers Freedive Club | Central North Island | As needed | Brethtakersfc@gmail.com | |
Dion Aupouri | Coasty Kidds Dive And Spear | Gisborne | SSI | Once a month | 0278419319, dion@coastykidds.co.nz or Info@coastykidds.co.nz |
Vance Miller and Jamie-Lee Thorpe | Dive Now | Northland | SSI | Approximately 2 a month | info@divenow.co.nz or 09 4381075 |
Kelly Weeds | Dive Zone Bay of Islands | Northland | PADI | Approx. every second month. But also on an on-demand basis. | info@divezoneboi.co.nz, 09 407 9986 or https://www.divezoneboi.co.nz/padi-freediver-course/ |
Dive Zone Tauranga | Bay of Plenty | PADI | Approx once a month in summer | Info@divezonetauranga.co.nz, 07 5784050, or www.divezonetauranga.co.nz | |
Dive Zone Whitianga | Coromandel | PADI | As needed | info@divethecoromandel.co.nz or 078671580 | |
Vance Miller | Divenow Whangarei | Northland | SSI | 3-4 x per year, maybe more | 0210377777 or Vmiller.m@hotmail.com |
Fran Rose | Central North Island | AIDA, SSI, Apnea International | When required | Fran.rosenz@gmail.com or 022 4554205 | |
Sacha Williamson | Freedive Aotearoa | Northland, Auckland, We travel all over New Zealand teaching courses for groups of 4+ | PADI, SSI, Apnea Australia, Survival Apnea | Weekly | Info@freedive.co.nz, or 0273733348 |
Guobin Li | FreediveSweeties | Upper South Island, Nelson/Tasman | AIDA | Ad hoc by request, approx. every two months | freedivesweeties@gmail.com, or 0210485266 |
John Stone, Meharry & Kaiya Elms | Goat Island Dive and Snorkel | Auckland | SSI | 1 a month | 094226925 or Dive@goatislanddive.co.nz |
Ian Barker | Barxruku Charitable Trust | Upper South Island, Canterbury, Otago, Southland | SSI | Every Tuesday night, plus several multi-day and multi-week courses per year (as required) | 0279377747 or barxrukucharitabletrust@gmail.com |
Kathryn Nevatt | Freedivers NZ | Otago, Southland, On request | Regularly spring to autumn | www.freedivers.co.nz, info@freedivers.co.nz or 027 294 8620 | |
Callum Robinson | Kiwi Divers NZ | Auckland | SSI | Approx 4 - 6 times a year | info@kiwiscubadivers.co.nz, https://kiwiscubadivers.co.nz, or 094269834 |
Kristine Zipfel | Dive Wellington / Lazy Seal Freediving Club | Wellington | AIDA, Apnea Total | Over summer through Dive Wellington, plus on demand. | kristinezipfel@gmail.com |
Neil Bennett | New Zealand Diving Limited | Northland, Auckland | SSI | Monthly | https://nzdiving.co.nz |
Michael Smith | Ocean Hunter | Northland, Auckland, Central North Island, Wellington, Upper South Island, Canterbury | Monthly | 09-3770896 or www.oceanhunter.co.nz
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Sam Jupe | Salt Aotearoa | Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty | SSI | Bi monthly | Kiaora@saltaotearoa.co.nz |
William Trubridge | North Island | AIDA | on demand | info@verticalblue.net |
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