Te Wheke Moana
A wāhine-led pathway to becoming a Freedive Aotearoa-trained ocean kaiako. Eight tentacles. Internationally recognised SSI qualifications. Train at home in Te Tai Tokerau. Return to your rohe.
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Each tentacle of Te Wheke Moana is one layer of your training as a Freedive Aotearoa kaiako. Click any tentacle to see what you will learn, where it can take your career, and how to fund your pathway.
"You do not have to leave the North to build a career in the moana.
You can train here, and return to your rohe."
Freedive Aotearoa is one of only two SSI Freediving Instructor Training Centres in Aotearoa, and the only one led by a wāhine Instructor Trainer. We hold sponsorship places each year for wāhine committed to returning to their rohe to teach. If you feel called to walk this path, we want to hear from you.
Kōrero about training