Last updated 17:08 28/01/2010
A diver has been flown to Wellington Hospital after being slashed by a boat propeller in the Marlborough Sounds this afternoon.

Westpac rescue helicopter crewman Dave Greenberg said the chopper flew to Ships Cove in the Sounds about 2.30pm.
The man was surfacing from a dive when his catchbag got caught in the propeller [...]

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SODS (Southern Ocean Diving Society) are putting together a trip to dive the wreck of the Mikhail Lermontov in 2010. Their last trip to see this beauty was a total success so here it is again – for all wreck lovers – this is the ultimate wreck.
You could get in some practice dives on the [...]

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By AMY MILNE – The Southland Times
Last updated 05:00 29/12/2009

A group of southern paua divers is concerned its members’ lives are being endangered by a shark tourism operation in Foveaux Strait.
The divers are worried the Great White Southern Dive Company operation will encourage shark attacks and endanger divers. The company runs caged diving trips to [...]

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Check out some great video footage taken by Arman at the Poor Knights Islands in November 2009.

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1:11 PM Thursday Nov 26, 2009

Moko the dolphin had serious competition for the friendliest sea creature title yesterday as two orcas swam close to a Gisborne beach to hang out with a class of divers.
Adventure Dive Gisborne students with instructor Jim Kahukoti were heading out for an afternoon dive navigation session when a huge orca [...]

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