We would love to thank all our divers for making 2016 such an amazing year. We headed out diving 170+ days, logging a dive a day on average which is an impressive effort for Wellington diving. The year kicks off with our club divers staying over on Matiu-Somes Islands, exploring the wharves and then hunting […]
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Diving and all things related to the ocean
Is it safe to get back in the water this summer?
There we were at Kau Point getting set up for an enjoyable dive (just like we had many times before). Then out of the blue (greenish if you are going by the water colour) we were informed that there was a lost object that needed to be found. Little did we know that our lovely […]
Adopting a Dive Site
Why adopt a dive site at all? This is Project AWARE’s latest campaign to tackle marine debris and track the amount of debris that enters a dive site over time. We have committed to dive at our adopted dive site every month for a year and submit data on the rubbish collected. We have selected […]
Coastguard Raft Race
Five years ago the team at Dive & Ski HQ decided that the Volunteer Wellington Coastguard deserved our support. They provide a great service to divers and others that love the ocean and spend a lot of time out on, in and under the water. Our biggest fundraising effort occurs in November when we run […]
Matiu-Somes Island 2016
The dive club braved some misty conditions as they waited for the ferry across to Matiu-Somes Island for the first trip of 2016. Our annual underwater clean up between the wharves not only helps DoC and the environment but gives our divers a great excuse to explore a new dive site. […]
24 Hour Dive Challenge
We have recovered, repacked and have had time to reflect on the biggest dive event held in Wellington – The 24 Hour Dive Challenge! Now in its 4th year this event is designed to highlight the great work of the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard and to help raise funds to support their efforts. Held on […]
Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week
Seaview Marina 12/9/15 The objective of the day was to collect rubbish out of Seaview Marina for Keep NZ Beautiful Week and collect data to share with Project Aware. The day started with four seasons in one day. The crew arrived at Seaview Marina at 10am being welcome by rain hail and gusty winds. (Typical […]
Happy 10th Birthday!
On Saturday the 1st of August 2015, we celebrated Dive & Ski HQ’s 10th Birthday! The event was held at Princess bay on Wellingtons South Coast. The conditions were near perfect with moderate Northerly winds, half metre swells and even a bit of sunshine! We had a good turnout with about 14 people joining us […]
Careers Expo
Do you know what you want to do as a career? The students from Hutt Valley High School have a better idea after their Careers Expo yesterday. A wide variety of Universities, Polytechs and Private Training Establishments (PTE’s) including Dive HQ attended the event. This event gave the students […]
Evans Bay Beach & Underwater Clean Up
Saturday 11th July 2015 Sea Shepard Wellington organises monthly clean ups of the beach at Evans Bay in Wellington and Dive & Ski HQ Petone like to get involved in them as often as possible. Although only a few divers had put their hands up to get involved in the event there were many people helping to […]