{"id":4406,"date":"2026-08-03T09:54:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T21:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:51:19","slug":"exploring-the-world-with-dive-hq-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/2026\/08\/03\/exploring-the-world-with-dive-hq-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the world with Dive HQ this August."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

🌊 Dive Club Wellington | What\u2019s On This Month<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claire ran away with the Dive Club for a trip to the Great Barrier Reef and while the hunt for Minkes was unsuccessful, the trip was a lot of fun with great diving and even better company. So good in fact she’s going back in 2028.

We have more club dives planned for the month with Camilla’s Birthday Dive on the 16th,\u00a0another Night Snorkelling event\u00a0on the 20th with Camilla to hunt for seahorses and other nocturnal critters like squid, crabs and sleeping fishes.

We also have a PADI Advanced Open Water Course on the 22nd & 23rd with Phoebe – a great way to convince\u00a0yourself to dive in Winter & imrpove your key skills with Buoyancy. Deep, Navigation & Night dives included.
We also have our\u00a0club\u00a0Quiz Night<\/strong>\u00a0on Tuesday 4th.August\u00a0at the Sprig & Fern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

🤿 Upcoming Club Dives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Please book a few days ahead<\/strong> so we can lock in gear and buddies. 
We have fun dives scheduled every weekend and a night dive on Thursdays.
👉 Check out the dive calendar here \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dive Gear Confidence Workshop<\/strong>

Join Camilla for a practical gear session
Sunday 9th August 4-7pm
$80<\/strong>– Introductory Offer
Discover how your equipment functions
Diagnose and repair minor faults<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve made becoming a diver easier<\/strong>!

With great course & equipment packages
for Open Water, Advanced & Rescue Divers
10% OFF selected snorkel & scuba gear
Save up to $300 on your course
20% OFF Hollis or Mares 7mm suits<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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🍻 Dive Club Pub Quiz Night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprig & Fern, Petone!<\/strong>
Come hang out with the crew for a fun quiz night
Tuesday 4th August 2026
$5 entry + raffle tickets (cash is king!)
Be there from 6pm (quiz starts at 7)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday 1st September – Quiz Night at the Port Nicholson Yacht Club<\/strong>
Join us for a charity auction in support of the Friends of the Taputeranga Marine Reserve.
$20pp or a table of 6 for $100 + raffles & spot prizes<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PADI Dive Courses<\/strong>

Learn new dive skills or refine your current ones. We have a wide range of courses available.
With small class sizes & great instructors you will be ready for your next dive adventure🤿🌏<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover our range of PADI Specialty Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dive Club Trips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join our club dives on Thurs\/Sat\/Sun  
Vanuatu<\/strong> – July 2027 10 dives
Solomon Islands<\/strong> – September 2027 12 dives
Great Barrier Reef<\/strong> – June 2028 16+ dives
Philippines<\/strong> – September 2028 20+ dives<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more details on our upcoming trips visit our website<\/a> or contact us at the shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dive Club Wellington’s monthly update with our latest club activities including dives (obviously) quizzes and some exciting upcoming trips.
\nClaire has just returned from the Great Barrier Reef – it was so good she has booked another trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[66,68,96,3,4],"tags":[17,155,72,121,76],"class_list":["post-4406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-event","category-dive-course","category-dive-equipment","category-dive-trips","category-general-interest","tag-dive-trip","tag-diveclubwellington","tag-padi","tag-scuba","tag-wellington-diving"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Newsletter-Header.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6DJeY-194","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4413,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4406\/revisions\/4413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}