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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Tuesday March 31, 2009
Richie Robinson

I’m 30m down in the clear water of the Bay of Islands, swimming through the narrow passageways of HMNZS Canterbury, seeking to exorcise a painful memory. Suddenly, through the underwater gloom, I spy the object of my mission: a row of toilets. Success.
Flashback to 2003, just before my 26th birthday. Sitting [...]

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If you haven’t been to the Poor Knights before, this is your chance while the water’s still warm and clear. Since being lauded by the late Jacques Cousteau as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world, the Poor Knights have become New Zealand’s most well known diving location. The Poor Knights Islands [...]

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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 last [...]

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Muck diving in Lake Pupuke (Part VI) by Ali Perkins
Sunday 12 October 2008

Many people who have learnt to scuba dive in Auckland are familiar with Lake Pupuke, because that’s where they did their open water dives. I hadn’t experienced Pupuke, but having heard the stories from other divers, I was keen to. Kathryn suggested we [...]

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