meet the team
Aaron
Tandem Master, AFF Instructor, Coach
With over 15,000 jumps, Aaron has been skydiving professionally for over 17 years. Originally from Auckland, one of his favourite moments in his skydiving career is taking his 3 year old son for a skydive!
Owen
Tandem Master
Owen, our Irish giant, started his career at NZ Skydiving School. He now has over 8,000 jumps, has worked at Taupo before returning to Auckland, and has a very cute boy called Atticus!
Ballzy
Tandem Master, AFF Instructor, Camera Flyer, Coach
With over 11 years of skydiving experience in home town Australia, and America and Germany, Ballzy has over 12,000 jumps under his belt. As well as skydiving he also loves a bit of speed flying.
Jacob
Tandem Master, AFF Instructor, Camera Flyer
Jacob loves teaching others to skydive and has over 2000 jumps under his belt. He completed his Diploma at the NZ Skydiving School after doing his work experience placement at Skydive Auckland. He’s passionate about skydiving, his dog Poppy, loves hanging out at the beach.
Madi
Tandem Master, Camera Flyer, Coach
Madi fell in love with skydiving after her first tandem jump in 2018 and has been skydiving solo for over three years. She joined us from GoSkydive Salisbury UK, where she worked as a tandem instructor, camera flyer, and coach. She is also the founder of Skydivas UK, a women-led skydiving community. Madi is passionate about helping others discover the thrill, freedom, and adrenaline of skydiving, and loves inspiring more women to take to the skies.
Elian
Tandem Master, Camera Flyer, Coach
Elian is originally from France and has also lived in Christchurch. After studying at the New Zealand Skydiving School, he spent time working at Skydive Ramblers in Australia before returning to Skydive Auckland. Outside of work, Elian enjoys paragliding and spending time outdoors whenever he can.
Anton
Tandem Master, Jumpmaster, Coach, Parachute Packer
Anton is born in Wales, raised in France and now a citizen of NZ. Whichever part of the world he is in he is very active and he loves indoor and outdoor climbing. He is extremely passionate about skydiving and is loving being back in NZ exploring the region in his campervan.
Sam
Pilot, Tandem Master, Camera Flyer
Sam is from Napier and has been a pilot for 10 years working at 6 dropzones, with over 3,500 hours of fly time under his belt. He has a little boy called Alfie, used to be a ski instructor and anaesthetic technician, and as well as flying planes he also enjoys jumping out of them!
Pierce
Chief Pilot
Pierce is from Auckland, has previously been a flight instructor and prior to that worked for a tailor. He prefers a cocktail over a beer and is loving being part of the Skydive Auckland family.
Max
Pilot, Ground Crew
Max is a pilot in training and is accumulating flight time with us whilst also being a member of our ground crew. Outside of planes he enjoys visiting the beach with his chihuahua Pete and planting trees!
Joe
Camera Flyer, Ground Crew
After completing his Diploma in Commercial Skydiving, Joe joined the team and his goal is to become an AFF Instructor and Tandem Master. When he’s not jumping out of planes Joe is either out riding his bike, visiting west coast beaches or trading crypto currency.
Matt
Jumpmaster, Camera Flyer, Coach, Ground Crew
Matt is from Timaru and he did a tandem skydive when he was 15 years old and immediately knew he wanted to work in this industry! He completed his Diploma in Commercial Skydiving in September 2022 and looks forward to becoming a Jumpmaster and Tandem Master. He was a competitive swimmer for 8 years and loves going to the gym.
Glenn
Ground Crew
Aucklander Glenn used to work in the property industry until 2023 when he signed up for his Diploma in Commercial Skydiving and had a career change. Outside of skydiving he is either trail running (sometimes 100km!) or hanging with his daughters Margot & Maven.
Tony
CEO
Tony starting skydiving at age 15 and has done over 11,000 jumps. After the success of opening Skydive Taupo, he decided that with it’s amazing views, West Auckland would also be an awesome place to start a skydiving business. In 2013, the NZ Skydiving School was moved to Skydive Auckland so that the world’s skydiving industry has a supply of fully qualified and professional talent.
Paige
Marketing Manager
Paige was born and raised in Auckland and has a background in digital marketing. Growing up, she always wanted to skydive, so she was stoked to join the team at Skydive Auckland. Outside of work, she enjoys playing netball and discovering new walking trails.
Forest
Parachute Packer
Forest is from Glasgow in Scotland and prior to a life of skydiving was an artist drawing portraits of dogs! They moved to Auckland to gain the Diploma in Commercial Skydiving, is working towards becoming an AFF Instructor and loves the feeling of freedom that skydiving brings.
Alex
Ground Crew
Alex is originally from Christchurch, and in 2024 he joined the New Zealand Skydiving School to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a skydiver. His long-term goals are to become a tandem master and, one day, take to the skies in Canada. When he’s not skydiving, he enjoys surfing at the beach.
Drew
Ground Crew, Parachute Packer
Drew made the big move from Canada to New Zealand to chase his dream of working in the skydiving industry at the New Zealand Skydiving School. After completing his work placement at Skydive Auckland, he joined the team, and you’ll often spot him driving one of our vans or working on the packing mat. Drew can’t wait to see where his skydiving career takes him.
Sandro
Ground Crew, Parachute Packer
Sandro is originally from France and fell in love with skydiving after his first tandem jump. He previously served in the NZ Army, backpacked through Europe, and studied philosophy at Victoria University before moving to Auckland to complete his Diploma in Commercial Skydiving. Sandro enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, bouldering, running and going to the beach, and he aims to become an AFF instructor and tandem master.
Oliver
Ground Crew, Parachute Packer
Oliver recently graduated from the New Zealand Skydiving School and got hooked on skydiving after leaving the army. He was looking for a new challenge, and jumping out of planes was the perfect fit! Oliver has lived all over the North Island and enjoys hiking and hanging out with friends. His goal is to earn all his ratings and see how far he can go in the skydiving industry.
Mark
Ground Crew
Mark began skydiving as a hobby in 2025 and is loving it! He has a huge background in teaching and lots of experience helping students with special needs. Originally from the UK, Mark is also a drone pilot and loves filming videos.