One of our most popular club trips dives the Rainbow Warrior and Canterbury Wrecks and the reefs around the Cavelli and Poor Knights Islands.
Wrecks & Reefs
Sharks & Snorkeling Pt2
Stewart Island is a must see part of the country and exploring it by boat allowed us to explore wild beaches and go snorkeling.
The bird life on Ulva Island and Kiwi Hunting in Oban are unique and rewarding experiences.
Sharks & Snorkeling! Pt 1
Diving with the Great White Sharks near the Titi )Muttonbird) Islands is an experience designed to take your breath away!
These are truly magnificent creatures best appreciated from underwater – but we like the cage too
Meeting Keegan!
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 […]