{"id":4097,"date":"2025-06-01T21:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2025-06-01T21:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:54:32","slug":"dive-hqs-monthly-review-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/06\/01\/dive-hqs-monthly-review-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive HQ\u2019s Monthly Review \u2013 May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/May.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/May-1024x577.png\" alt=\"A collage of our divers training at the pool, doing PADI Courses or club dives here in Wellington\" class=\"wp-image-4098\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"table table-hover\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Dive Club&nbsp;Wellington Updates<\/strong>:<br> <br>May&#8217;s weather limited our dive opportunities and Paddy&#8217;s students braved some crazy winds while Tyla&#8217;s course had not only sunshine but 2 sharks!! Claire headed back down to Dive HQ Christchurch to run an Instructor Development Course and started a Divemaster Course here in Wellington. Camilla received her first PADI certificate of excellence &#8211; it won&#8217;t be her las<br><br>Worlds Ocean&nbsp;Day is on the 8th of June and we are running an underwater clean up dive to celebrate. Find out what else you can do in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=14773afdec&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\">Tyla&#8217;s blog<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><br>PADI&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Dive Day is on the 19th of July and we are running a range of womens only try dives, refreshers and an open water course with Claire, Camilla, Tyla &amp; Maureen (Paddy is definitely feeling outnumbered now)<br><br><strong>Club Dives:<\/strong>&nbsp;Every weekend from 9:45am at the beach and Thursdays from&nbsp;5:45pm. Don&#8217;t forget to book in a few days prior so we can get organised.&nbsp;Check out our scheduled dives <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=820f22b1df&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=2460478d86&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dive Club Wellington<\/strong><\/a> &nbsp; &nbsp;<br> <br><strong>Sprig &amp; Fern in Petone Social Quiz Night<br>3rd of May&nbsp;&#8211; from 6pm<\/strong> The quiz starts at 7pm &amp; supports local community charities.<br>Quiz Entry &#8211; $5 plus $$$ for the charity raffle (cash is key here) &nbsp; <br><br> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/a883749b-8fe7-4e58-b8ad-1891308ffb0f\"> &nbsp; <br>Have you joined our biggest ever dive club challenge! This challenge will take us to the deepest known point of the world&#8217;s oceans. <strong>Challenger Deep &#8211; 10,935m<\/strong><br><br><strong>To date we have dived to 4,467.60m and raised $3675.81<\/strong><br><br>There&#8217;s still a way to go to meet our goals so please sign up, log your club dives and help&nbsp;support this incredible&nbsp;challenge &amp; our chosen charities.<br><br>We have a local boat dive for participants on the 5th of July and we will be aiming to log another 500m on the day &#8211; Spaces are limited so get in quick.<br><br>Visit our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=5bbb477982&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\">Challenge FB<\/a>&nbsp;page to find out more. &nbsp; &nbsp;  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course<\/strong><br>21st &amp; 22nd of May with Tyla<br>Take your diving to the next level with more skills &amp; techniques to practice as you continue diving.<br>Join us this month and select the night dive as your 5th elective dive with free torch hire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\"><strong>PADI Open Water Diver Courses<\/strong> are still running every&nbsp;running every fortnight with our next available course starting on the 16th of June.&nbsp;<br><strong>Ladies Only Open Water Course<\/strong> with Tyla &amp; Camilla starts on the 30th June<br><strong>PADI Dive Against Debris<\/strong> <strong>Specialty<\/strong> &#8211; 8th June. Join Claire and plan, conduct and report data from our Oceans Day underwater clean up dive.<br><br><strong>Different dive adventures require different skills and knowledge and we can offer a range of PADI Dive Courses to meet your needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also offer Medic First Aid Basic &amp; Refresher courses for you and your workplace so ask us for more information and group rates. &nbsp; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=821703e1be&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PADI Dive Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wettie Commercial 2 piece Freediving Suit in Predator Camo ONLY $489 while stocks last. <\/strong><br><strong>Visit our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diveski.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b2e2e69ceebf042c8be18c418&amp;id=267c80dea1&amp;e=85d0e33afa\" target=\"_blank\">Online Store<\/a>&nbsp;today<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep up to date with the divers of Dive Club Wellington and what we got up to last month. 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