After being dropped off in Oban and settling in to our accommodation it was time to just relax, have a drink and tell stories about the sharks we saw. Fortunately this time round the infamous Kai Cart was open and we were able to have fresh fish and chips for dinner.Later that night we headed […]
Sharks & Snorkeling! Pt 1
& NO – not on the same day! Travelling to the bottom of the South Island – Te Wai Pounamu was just the start of a unique club dive trip. After a quick tour up Bluff Hill to see where we were headed for our long weekend and the obligatory photos at the signpost we […]
Meeting Keegan!
Kia ora koutou! My name is Keegan and I’m from Upper Hutt. Born and bred! I started diving in early 2021- when I did my Open Water Course with Claire and Aimee here at Dive HQ Wellington. After a few club dives with Claire and Alan, I became hooked on diving and the Wellington coastline. […]
Tantalising Tamatea: The Return
Starring: Paddy, Richard, Carole, Brian M, Judy, Geoff, Brian B, Jerry, Darren, Michelle, Sam ‘Twas the night before our planned departure, when Jacinda & Ashleigh called an emergency Press Conference to announce a rise in COVID alert levels… deja vu anyone, didn’t this happen prior to last year’s trip? Thankfully as we were fully vaxed […]
Road Trip!
Who doesn’t love a good road trip – especially when you are headed north to the world famous dive site – the Poor Knights! Four of us cruised up to Taupo to dive Accacia Bay, nice and warm, with 18 degrees down at 20m. The next day we headed to Goat Island, with the rest […]
Explore NZ Underwater!
You learnt to dive overseas or only dive on holiday – why is that? Perhaps you think NZ is too cold, lacks colour or is just not exciting enough NZ water is coldThere is no disputing that we dive in temperate waters with temperatures in single digits down south up to 25 C in Northland. […]
Loutish Lermontov Loons
The Dive HQ Loutish Loons’ Ludicrous Labour Weekend Lermentov Larks Led by the formidable Paddy Punters: Dave, Dave, Paul, Grant, Chris, Andre, Judy Friday afternoon and one overloaded truck and seven keen bean divers embarked onto the delayed Interislander bound for the Mainland. Some beers and wine were imbibed during a remarkably tranquil crossing of […]
Wrecks & Reefs Trip
After several failed attempts to head north this year we took advantage of direct flights to Kerikeri for a weekend of diving in the Bay of Islands. Craig from Paihia Dive collected us from the airport and after a quick game of Tetris with 8 divers and 16+ bags we were off to Paihia where […]
Shearwater Dive Computers
The best thing about Shearwater Dive Computers is that while they are very technologically advanced they are intuitive to read and very easy to use. They support Bluetooth connectivity for ease of dive logging, wireless charging and offer great screen customisation to show the information you require for your dives – you can even pick […]
Why I dive in twins…
If you have done a course or a dive with me since I returned to Dive HQ I was more than likely wearing twin tanks. Plenty of people ask why I do it and depending on my mood I’ll give them one of many different tall tales, but all circling back to me saying “basically, […]