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Changing Lives

Changing Lives

Changing Lives

Welcome to Northern Arena, North Shore, your one-stop destination for fitness, fun, and feeling your best. Proudly based in Silverdale, Auckland, we’re a family-friendly, community-focused facility offering a world-class gym, indoor swimming pools, learn-to-swim programmes, and dynamic group fitness classes under one roof.

 

We’re here to help you move better, grow stronger, and feel great, no egos, no fluff, just the energy, expertise, and encouragement you need to reach your goals.

 

Whether you're diving into swimming lessons, sweating it out in a gym class, building confidence with guided exercise, or simply looking for a space that supports your health and wellbeing, you’ll find it all here at Northern Arena.

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Learn To Swim

At Northern Arena Swim School, we’re passionate about teaching New Zealanders to love the water and respect it. From babies through to adults, our structured swim lessons are designed to build water confidence, develop independent swimmers, and instill the essential skills needed to stay safe and strong in and around the water.

Our goal? To help every child swim 1km confidently in the pool. That’s roughly equivalent to 200m in open water, our benchmark for safer, stronger swimmers ready to enjoy New Zealand’s waterways with more confidence.

Taught by expert instructors in purpose-built heated pools, our swim programmes combine fun, safety, and progression in every class. We don’t just teach strokes, we nurture life skills, encourage resilience, and celebrate milestones along the way.

Join thousands of families who trust Northern Arena to support their swimming journey, from their very first splash to Race Academy and beyond.

Water Skills that Save Lives

Learn to Swim

Training That Works for You

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Keep Fit

At Northern Arena, we make fitness simple, supportive, and seriously effective. Whether you’re toming, swimming, recovering, or just getting started, everything here is designed to help you move well and feel great. No overthinking, no egos.

 

Our group-based training programmes, take the guesswork out of your workouts. Just turn up, and we’ll do the rest for you. Every group fitness session is guided by qualified coaches (yes, poolside too, they're not just lifeguards), so you get real-time feedback, motivation, and progress tailored to your needs.

 

From the gym floor and functional zones to Les Mills, Yoga, Aqua, HYROX and more, we’ve built a timetable that moves with the seasons and adapts to your goals, whether that’s fitness, strength, mobility, or simply more energy for everyday life.

 

All you need to do is show up and move, we’ll take care of the rest.

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Keep Fit

Awards

Northern Arena strives to be deliver excellence and be internationally recognised as leaders in our industry.  To constantly adapt, develop and innovate are among our values, with the philosophy to inspire the Northern Arena community to enjoy positive changes through innovative experiences.

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ATEED WESTPAC BUSINESS AWARDS

Auckland North

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EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
AND SUSTAINABILITY

2013

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EXCELLENCE INNOVATION

2014

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EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING 

2016

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EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

2016

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SUPREME AWARD

2016

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BEST OF THE BEST ATEED WESTPAC BUSINESS AWARDS

Auckland

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EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

2016

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SUPREME WINNER BEST OF THE BEST

2016

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New Zealand Fitness Industry Awards

NZ

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LARGE FACILITY OF THE YEAR

2015

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GROUP FITNESS PRE-CHOREOGRAPHED INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

2015

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HALBERG SPORTS ACCESS

Gold Award

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GOLD AWARD

2013

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NORTH HARBOUR SPORTS

Auckland, North Shore

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EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION

2014

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NZSCTA

New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Association

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OUTSTANDING SWIM SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

2012-2017, 2019, 2020

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SWIM TEACHER OF THE YEAR 

2012, 2013, 2019, 2020

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ROOKIE SWIM TEACHER OF THE YEAR

2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020

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SWIM SCHOOL PROMOTIONS

2011-2018

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SWIM SCHOOL INNOVATION

2018, 2019, 2020

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ROOKIE SWIM COACH OF THE YEAR

2016, 2020

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ASSA

Australian Swim Schools Association

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SWIM SCHOOL

2019

Awards
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