“Beach Adventure at Goat Island”
Saturday March 7th (bookings essential)
Free Discovery Sessions from 9:30am on the hour.

Can you tell a half crab from a chiton? Did you know barnacles are related to crabs and stand on their heads? Come and explore the wonders of the Leigh marine reserve with Tony and Jenny Enderby, renowned local natural [...]

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Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 10:58 am
Press Release: Auckland City Council
Scoop.co.nz 
The Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund is inviting Aucklanders to get along to a fundraiser screening of the award-winning movie Sharkwater at Newmarket’s Rialto Cinema on Wednesday 11 March at 8pm.

Canadian filmmaker and marine biologist Rob Stewart’s Sharkwater – hailed by critics as a documentary that will [...]

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By Peter Michael
February 23, 2009 11:00pm
A CAIRNS-BASED dive boat crew had to hog-tie a chef after he allegedly knocked out the skipper in an ugly stand-off in the Coral Sea.
The crew of the 30m boat Taka Dive had to overpower the allegedly knife-wielding cook en route to Osprey Reef, 350km off Cairns.
Passengers had just finished [...]

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WANTED: PADI OWSI for voluntary position in Vanuatu early May. To train about 5 local Vanuatu folks so that they can use SCUBA to do reef health monitoring in Marine Protected areas. Accommodation will be provided (on a yacht!). For more information or to apply, please contact Chris Bone: chris@oceanswatch.org. Learn about Oceanswatch.

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The February / March issue of Dive New Zealand magazine is out in shops now. Dive New Zealand Magazine has features on diving in New Zealand and abroad. It is marketed overseas as Dive Pacific.

Finally! Entry to this photo competition is free. Entries for the April / May competition close 27 February.
Articles in this issue:

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