Activities
Our Activities programme is specifically designed to enhance your learning experience, provide you with a unique insight into New Zealand’s way of life, and give you a broad cultural understanding in a New Zealand environment. The activities programme is designed to be fun and entertaining, as well as educational. You will get to know other students really well while taking part in our activities, and see some of New Zealand’s most beautiful sights and scenery.
We have more than fifty activities that you can participate in during the year, depending on the season. One of our most popular activities is our regular New Zealand barbecue, held at the School. Students are welcome to invite their homestay families, and enjoy a relaxed, traditional New Zealand barbecue experience.
Our Activities Schedule is a key part of our educational programme. If you enrol at WISEL, you can choose to either enrol in the Activities Programme, which will give you access to all of WISEL’s normal activities at no extra cost. If you are not enrolled in one of our Activities Programmes, you can choose to take part in activities at an extra cost.
| Activity |
Duration |
| Boat trip Kawau Island |
3 hours – Full day |
| Kayaking in Omaha Bay |
2-3 hours |
| Helicopter ride |
20 minutes |
| Hot pools & waterslides + spa option |
3 hours |
| Boat trip to outer islands |
Full day |
| Picnic Pakiri Beach |
Full day |
| River kayaking |
Full day |
| Kayak rolling course |
weekend course |
| Sea kayaking trip to Kawau Island |
3 hours – 2 days |
| Snorkeling Goat Island Marine Reserve |
3 hours |
| Sailing – catamaran / hobie cat / concept 16′ |
2 hours |
| Sailing – yacht trip to outer islands |
Full day |
| Scuba diving |
2 x weekends or one day a week |
| Body or board surfing |
3 hours |
| Wakeboarding |
1/2 hours |
| Water skiing |
1 hour |
| Windsurfing |
2 hours |
| Fishing charter |
Half day – full day |
| Rock fishing |
3 hours |
| Golf – 18 hole game |
5 hours |
| Golf – coaching & 9 hole game |
4 hours |
| Equestrian show jumping |
1/2 hours |
| Horse trekking |
2 hours |
| Matakana Market trip |
3 hours |
| Snow skiing – indoor ski slope |
Half – full day |
| Snow boarding – indoor ski slope |
Half – full day |
| Rocking climbing & abseiling |
1/2 day |
| Bush walking |
1 hour – 3 day hikes |
| Mountain biking, Woodhill Forest |
2 - 4 hours |
| Pottery classes |
3 hours |
| Warkworth Museum |
3 hours |
| Auckland Luge |
3 hours |
| Cooking lesson |
3 hours |
| Garden tour |
3 hours |
| Wine tasting |
3 hours |
| Bungy jump from harbour bridge or Sky tower |
2/3 hours |
| Cinema |
2 hours |
| Day Spa – facial / manicure / pedicure / massage |
2 hours |
| Shopping trips to Auckland |
Half – full day |
| Visit to local artisan and craft makers |
Half day |
| Coffee group with community members |
3 hours |
| Sheepworld and honey centre |
3 hours |
| Paintball |
3/4 hours |
| Tandem skydiving |
4 hours |
| Tennis coaching |
2 hours |
| Great Barrier Island camping trip |
2 days |
| Horse riding, farm or beach |
3 hours |
| Farm visit |
3 hours |
| Maori marae visit & school exchange |
1/2 – 1 day |
| Matakohe Kauri Museum |
Half day |
| Bay of Islands tour, dolphin swimming |
2 days |
| Go-Karting |
3 hours |
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