Twenty Two Mokoia

Our story

A former post office on Mokoia Road, carefully refurbished and reimagined as a home for movement, recovery, nourishment, and care.

The idea

Why twenty two mokoia

The things that keep people well, training, recovery, good food, and honest care, usually live at opposite ends of town. Twenty Two Mokoia began with the idea of bringing considered wellness offerings together under one roof.

The address is a beautifully refurbished former post office on Mokoia Road. Rather than filling it with a single brand, the building was opened to independent operators: a reformer studio, a multi-modality training club, a private recovery sanctuary, a kitchen and coffee bar, and a collective of health practitioners.

Each space is run by the people whose name is on the door. Together they make the Shore's newest wellness destination, one address you can build a whole routine around.

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A visitor walking through the arched corridor toward reception at Twenty Two Mokoia

The building

Heritage bones, warm timber

22 Mokoia Road spent its first life as Birkenhead's post office. The refurbishment kept what was generous about the original building: high ceilings, solid walls, and rooms with real proportions.

The fit-out by Piper Architects reshapes the old post office around an arched central spine, with the studios and treatment rooms opening off it. Over those heritage bones came warm timber, soft finishes, and as much natural light as the street face allows. Coffee sits at the front, the training floors run through the middle, and the quiet treatment rooms wait beyond.

The result is a building that slows you down a little the moment you step off the street. Nothing about it is loud, which is rather the point.

The long arched corridor at Twenty Two Mokoia, looking toward the street past benches and artwork

In detail

The quiet details

Look closely and the building rewards you: hand-glazed tile, travertine, oak, and pools of warm light in the corners.

An arched niche with a timber bench and glowing sconce at Twenty Two Mokoia — A niche off the corridor

White and oxblood hand-glazed tiles along a timber tub edge at Twenty Two Mokoia — Hand-glazed tile and cedar

A travertine lamp beside a woven wall hanging at dusk inside Twenty Two Mokoia — Travertine and weaving at dusk

A marble vanity with basin and amber bottles inside Twenty Two Mokoia — Marble vanity in the recovery rooms

Architecture by Piper Architects · Photography by Sam Hartnett

The collective

Independent brands, one shared home

Every space at Twenty Two Mokoia is independently owned and operated. Each runs its own bookings, memberships, and prices, so you deal directly with the people who run the room.

Recovery

Boon Wellness

A private recovery sanctuary. Infrared sauna, contrast therapy, red light, and body composition scans.

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Reform Pilates

Athletic reformer pilates in the old post office. Low-impact, high-intensity classes for every level.

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Strength

Movement Club

The Shore's newest multi-modality movement studio, coming soon.

Coming soon

Nourishment

Daily Dose

An all-day kitchen and coffee bar. Specialty coffee, matcha, functional smoothies and bowls.

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Alongside the four anchor spaces, the building hosts a collective of independent health practitioners: physiotherapy, body contouring, aesthetics, and remedial massage. Each practice takes bookings through its own system.

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The neighbourhood

At home in Birkenhead

Birkenhead still feels like a village. The building sits on Mokoia Road in the middle of it, minutes from Birkenhead Point and the ferry across the harbour to the city.

Around the corner you'll find cafes, local shops, and the bush walks of Le Roys and Kauri Point. It's the kind of neighbourhood where a morning class turns into coffee, and coffee turns into a slow walk home.

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Neighbours gathered on the sunset terrace at Twenty Two Mokoia in Birkenhead

A guest stepping into the cedar plunge in the contrast therapy room at Twenty Two Mokoia

See it for yourself

The best introduction to the building is a slow lap of it, coffee in hand. We're on Mokoia Road, seven days a week.

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