🌊 Kau Point Bioblitz Discover the biodiversity of Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington Harbour. A BioBlitz is an intense short-term event where scientists, volunteers, and community members work together to identify as many species (plants, animals, fungi) as possible within a specific local area. It acts as a rapid assessment of biodiversity to engage the public with nature and provide valuable, […]
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Intro to Freediving Workshop: Building Skills, Safety, and Ocean Confidence
Keen divers joined Tyla over the weekend for an Intro to Freediving Workshop in Wellington. Starting with learning the foundations of freediving safety, gear, breath-hold techniques and the buddy system, before heading into the water to put it all into practice.
The workshop also covered sustainable kaimoana harvesting, species awareness, and the importance of marine reserves.
Monthly Newsletter – March
It’s the start of a new month and a new season as we haed into Autumn hoping for more settled weather and more dives.
We have more dive courses, trips and club activities planned for the month ahead.
Taking the Plunge: Why You’ll Love the PADI Advanced Open Water Course
We always talk about the adventure dives you complete on the course but more importantly we teach you how to think like an experienced diver.
Dive HQ’s Monthly Review – November
Octobers weather was a little wild so diving was quiet but we are planning more club trips, boat dives and other activities for our divers for November and 2026
Meet Maureen – Our Newest (casual) Instructor at Dive HQ!
Bonjour! My name is Maureen, I’m excited to have joined the Dive HQ team and share my love for the ocean with this community. Originally from France, I moved to New Zealand 11 years ago, with a background in UX Design. I discovered diving at 17 years old in Corsica, dived in many places around […]
Dive HQ’s Monthly Review – October
Septembers diving was a little quiet but we are planning for a busy month with club trips, boat dives and other activities for our divers as we prepare for a long dive season.
Diving into Art!
Tyla wanted to share her love of art and marine creatures with our divers.
We spent an evening at her studio creating our own unique pieces of art.
Happy 20th Birthday!
Happy 20th Birthday to Claire & the team at Dive HQ Wellington
After opening on the 1st of August 2005 we have taught and dived with 1000’s of local divers and it was great to celebrate this milestone with you.
Dive HQ’s Monthly Review – July
June was busy but July promises to be better yet with PADI Women’s Dive Day events, the start of the scallop season and more diving opportunities and other club events to get you involved.