June / July Dive New Zealand magazine out now

The June / July 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. Articles in this issue: Shark cage diving in New Zealand Lady Diamantina Bowen Diving Tuna-Hastberg’s mine Magic touch My first [...]

We have a new boat! But it needs a name – COMPETITION!!!

As of 5:30pm yesterday AUUC is the proud owner of a new boat!!! This is great news for the club and means that we will once again be able to run our own trips at a very reasonable price for our members. The success of us obtaining the new boat has come from a lot of [...]

Forest & Bird on close watch over fishing court case

June 14, 2009 Forest & Bird will be watching closely at the start next week of a court case challenging measures to protect endangered Hector’s dolphins. The Federation of Commercial Fishermen and three regional fishing groups are taking the Ministry of Fisheries and previous Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton to court for protecting endangered Hector’s and [...]

Review: Best underwater point & shoot cameras for 2009

By Berkley White, Jim Decker We researched over 100 models and selected the best point & shoot camera and housing options for serious underwater photography on any budget. The Backscatter team went on a quest to find the holy grail in underwater point & shoot cameras. Sometimes you just want to travel light. If you’re [...]

Introducing the new Suunto HelO2

The Suunto HelO2 technical dive computer and dive planner make your whole diving experience simpler and more flexible. Plan your dives based on real previous dive profiles, program eight gases – including trimix – and get blending instructions. Then dive your plan with the Suunto Technical RGBM algorithm, providing extra flexibility by allowing you to [...]