Imagine an urban environment where everyone lives within half an hour of beautiful beaches, hiking trails and a dozen enchanted holiday islands. Add a sunny climate, a background rhythm of Polynesian culture and a passion for outstanding food, wine, shopping, water-sports - you’re beginning to get the picture of Auckland. Auckland’s blend of islands, Polynesian culture, beautiful beaches, glistening harbors and modern city environment creates an unbelievable lifestyle ranked amongst the best in the world. Learn Kitesurfing with Extreme Sports Café at our partner Kite surfing School based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Kitesurfing/Kiteboarding - With a couple of lessons to help you get started, you soon get to the stage where you can get up on the board and sail away. It will take you some more practice to manage jumps and tricks. Any previous experience surfing, windsurfing, kiting, paragliding or sailing will help a lot but is not required. Kite surfing is reasonably physical, so the fitter you are, the easier it is.
- Extreme Sports Café’s partner New Zealand Kitesurfing School is located on Auckland's North Shore a short ferry ride from Auckland overlooking the beautiful tranquil Shoal Bay.

- Extreme Sports Café’s partner New Zealand Kitesurfing School have 2 of the best locations for kite surfing right next to kitesurfing school, covering SW, SE and NE directions. They are shallow water beaches/bays, which are safe and great to learning kite surfing in.
- Extreme Sports Cafe's partner Auckland Kitesurfing School specialise in intense kite surfing lessons in small groups and one-on-one instruction, package deals of Naish and GinKite equipment, Underground boards and lessons at very good prices. Kite boarding lessons are held in Auckland, near the city centre.
- Extreme Sports Cafe's partner Auckland Kitesurfing School specialise in intensive high quality kite boarding lessons which introduce you to all aspects of the sport. They will set you up perfectly to get into the sport safely, quickly and effectively. Reuben, Rodger and Eva are very experienced and successful outdoor instructors with 16 years in paragliding and 7 years in kite surfing. They are the most experienced instructors around.
Our partner New Zealand Kitesurfing School run for Kite surfing lessons from September to June. Kite surfing courses are available Monday – Friday. Weekend Courses by prior arrangement only.
For more information on Kitesurfing Auckland Courses from Extreme Sports Cafe, please check our Kitesurfing New Zealand Courses Auckland page.
Kitesurfing Auckland North Shore New Zealand from Extreme Sports Cafe
All of our Kitesurfing Auckland Courses in New Zealand can be booked online.

New Zealand Auckland/ North Shore Auckland’s amazing geography and warm, humid climate has inspired a lifestyle that’s regularly ranked in the world’s top ten. In just half an hour you can be far away in the wilderness or the countryside, sailing to an island, trekking through the rainforest, picnicking on a volcano, sampling wines at a vineyard or wandering a wild, black-sand surf beach. Auckland’s layout makes it easy to jump quickly from one spot to another.
- The location is ideal for tourists and visitors, even those without cars. While other public transport is a bit of a disaster in New Zealand, the ferry takes people from downtown straight to our front door in a few minutes.
- North Shore City is only 30 minutes drive from Auckland International Airport, which is a three and a half hour flight from Sydney, a non-stop overnight flight from the United States, and around a 10 hours flight from most places on the Pacific Rim, like Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
- New Zealand's unit of currency is the New Zealand dollar (NZ$). Foreign currency can easily be exchanged at most banks and some hotels in North Shore City. All major credit cards can be used in New Zealand and travellers cheque’s are accepted at hotels, banks and some stores. In general, banks are open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, although some banks are open on weekends. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) are widely available at banks, along main shopping streets and in some petrol stations.
- The cafe scene is varied and exciting in North Shore City and quality restaurants are plentiful. Dining out is a pleasure with a wide variety of choices to tempt the most discerning palates. The cuisine on offer is truly international - Turkish to traditional Kiwi, using the best of local produce complemented by the nation's finest wines. After dinner, continue the evening with a visit to one of the numerous wine bars, pubs or nightclubs in the city.

New Zealand Auckland/ North Shore Other Activities
Paragliding - You will have more fun, succeed a lot quicker and save yourself a lot of trouble if you get the basics straight right from the word go.
- Our partner New Zealand Paragliding school training equipment is up-to-date and the instruction techniques are in line with the best around the world. One reason for this is the fact that they travel to Europe (the heart of Paragliding) every winter to fly international competitions and work with the big PG schools over there.
- Extreme Sports Café’s partner New Zealand Paragliding School fly all year around. Most of the teaching is done September - May. The most reliable weather is usually January to April. Auckland has a warm-temperate climate with warm, humid summers and mild damp winters.
Kitesurfing Courses and Experiences in Auckland New Zealand with Extreme Sports Cafe
All of our Kitesurfing Courses in Auckland New Zealand can be booked online.






