Underwater Photography – a free web-based magazine

UwP is a FREE bi-monthly web-based magazine published on or around the 1st of January, March, May, July, September and November. You have to subscribe with a valid email address to download the latest issues. UwP is a FREE web magazine aiming to give a platform for existing and new talent in underwater photography. Download [...]

Shark genetics and ocean acidification

Shark Genetics Alison Ballance joins biologists as they take genetic samples from the rig, one of New Zealand’s smallest sharks. Listen to audio on Radio New Zealand National (duration: 13’31″). Jessica Gwilliam with a rig shark There are about 75 shark species found in New Zealand waters, and rig shark is one of the smaller [...]

Recipe for rescuing our reefs

VIEWPOINT – Rod Salm The colourful world supported by coral reefs is under threat as oceans absorb greater quantities of carbon dioxide, says Rod Salm. In this week’s Green Room, he says we must accept that we are going to lose many of these valuable ecosystems, but adds that not all hope is lost. “I’ve [...]

Search underway for missing diver

5:57PM Monday Nov 10, 2008 A search is underway for a diver missing off the Timaru coast today. The diver went missing about 3pm while diving from a fishing vessel near a wreck about 36km off the Timaru coast, Mid-south Canterbury police area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said. He said the diving party was believed [...]

Coromandel Dive Festival

The 5th Annual Coromandel Dive Festival is scheduled for 5-7 December 2008, in Whitianga. The festival program includes an underwater photography competition (disposable camera and digital camera sections), diving, treasure hunt, scuba olympics and parties. There are loads of prizes up for grabs, including a dive trip for 2 to Vanuatu (which I won at [...]