Support Surf Therapy Mount Maunganui & the Salt Sisters Pilot
“Salt Sisters is a surf therapy pilot in Tauranga that bolsters the wellbeing of women —your support helps make it free and accessible.”
Mount Maunganui, Tauranga
Salt Sisters is a pilot surf therapy programme for wāhine in Tauranga, blending the healing power of the ocean with therapeutic writing circles and walk-and-talk sessions. This is not just about learning to surf—it’s about creating opportunities for mastery, sisterhood, joy and expression!
Research shows that surf therapy improves resilience, emotional regulation, body acceptance, and reduces anxiety and depression—especially for women. Therapeutic writing has been linked to better mood, stress relief, immune health, and stronger community bonds through shared storytelling. Walk-and-talk therapy combines the benefits of movement and counselling, reducing anxiety while supporting problem-solving and emotional release.
Together, these evidence-based approaches offer wāhine a powerful, holistic, and mana-enhancing pathway to wellbeing. With Salt Sisters, women can reconnect with themselves, each other, and the healing rhythms of nature.
Use of funds
All funds go directly toward surfboards, wetsuits, coffee tea and kai, safe spaces for expression, transport, and resources—while our team donates all time and skills for free. Your support ensures cost is never a barrier for wāhine.
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Latest update
🌊 Salt Sisters Update – We’re Officially in Uniform and Changing Lives! 28 October 2025
The waves are rolling, the women are rising — and Salt Sisters is thriving! 💙
We’re so excited to share that we’ve just gotten our very own Salt Sisters rash shirts — complete with our website printed on them! It might sound like a small thing, but for us, it’s huge. Wearing them out on the water feels like stepping into something real, something we’ve built together.
Each week, we watch women move from fear to freedom — laughing, falling, trying again, and finding strength in themselves and each other. The ocean has a way of bringing us back to what’s true, and it’s been incredible to witness how much healing and confidence can come from something as simple (and wild!) as learning to surf together.
Your support is already changing lives. Every donation has helped us get this far — to create a safe, empowering space where women can connect, grow, and remember who they are.
From the bottom of our salty hearts — thank you. 🩵
Keep following our journey on Facebook and Instagram and stay tuned — we’ve got more magic (and more waves) to come!
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Thanks so much for backing Salt Sisters!! Your support means we can keep doing what we love — bringing women together in the waves and creating something very special.
We’re so grateful for your support, Tannie! Every bit helps us create a meaningful spaces for women to connect, heal, and just be themselves.
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