Wearing a correctly fitted lifejacket increases your chance of survival if you end up in the water. If you don’t have a lifejacket, you can borrow one from a DPA Lifejacket Hub.
Our Lifejacket Hubs are a place where anyone can borrow lifejackets for themselves, their whānau, friends, school, organisation or community group. We partner with organisations across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (and beyond) to prevent drowning by making lifejackets available for anyone to use while they are out connecting with the water.
DPA Lifejacket Hubs is just one of our drowning prevention initiatives. We are a non-profit organisation and your generous donation towards our work will be gratefully received. Please give what you can to support what we do.
DPA Lifejacket Hub Locations and Contacts
Bethells Beach Te Henga
Bethells Beach SLSC
Admin
211 Bethells Road, Waitakere, Auckland
clubcaptain@bethellsbeach.org.nz
Glenorchy
Dart River Adventures
45 Mull Street, Glenorchy 9372
03 442 9992
reservations@dartriver.co.nz
Maangere
Te Ahiwaru Trust
Nihia Tuki-Selwyn
24 Ruaiti Road, Ihumaatao, Maangere
nihia@teahiwaru.co.nz
Mt Albert
Mount Albert Aquatic Centre CLM
09 815 7001
MtAlbertAquaticCentre@clmnz.co.nz
Patumāhoe
Fulton Swim School
Swim School
38 Patumāhoe Road, Auckland
09 238 1841
info@fultonswimschool.co.nz
Piha
Piha Surf Life Saving Club
Piha Surf Life Saving Club
23 Marine Parade South, Piha 0772
09 812 8896
opsmgr@pihaslsc.com
Stanmore Bay
Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre
Rose Haydon
09 424 9227
Rose.haydon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Waikato
Swimming Waikato
waterworld.bookings@hcc.govt.nz
Waitākere
Sport Waitākere
Jamie Lane
545 Don Buck Road, Massey
Postal Address
jamie.lane@sportwaitakere.nz
021 149 7472
Westhaven
Drowning Prevention Auckland Office
85 Westhaven Drive, Auckland
021 149 5564
kushida.rasheed@dpanz.org.nz
Whangamatā
Whangamatā Community Pool
Rob Boston
manager.whangapool@gmail.com
When to wear a lifejacket
If you’re heading out for any of the following activities or situations, check that you have a correctly fitting lifejacket for everyone involved:
- Boating – powered or non-powered
- Rock-based fishing or other land-based fishing
- Personal watercraft – jet ski
- Craft – such as kayak, canoe, waka, stand up paddleboards, inflatables, dinghies
- Windsports – kiteboarding, windsurfing, wing foiling
- Wharfs and jetties
- Canyoning
- Working near water – construction, maintenance, surveying
- Floods and natural disasters
- Search and rescue operations
- Any time you want extra flotation in the water
Maritime New Zealand governs the rules regarding the use of lifejackets but local bylaw regulations may differ, so we recommend checking your Council website.
How to fit a lifejacket
Watch this video for instructions on how to correctly fit a lifejacket
Lifejacket Koha
There is no fixed charge to borrow a lifejacket from one of our Lifejacket Hubs. However, DPA is a non-profit organisation and your generous donation towards our work will be gratefully received. Whether you’re borrowing a lifejacket or just want to support our mahi, give your chosen amount using this form.
Lifejacket Use Survey
It is important that everyone who borrows our lifejackets completes a user survey once they have been used.
