Auckland University Underwater Club

Two day trips on Crayzee Diver to the Poor Knights Islands diving Trevor's Rock, Landing Bay Pinnacle, Northern Arch and Cleanerfish Bay. Photos by Ali Perkins and Roger Bymolt.

Peter, David, Leah, Sam, Cameron and Ali travelled to White Island aboard Ma Cherie (operated by John Baker of Baker Marine Charters), with skipper Chris and deckhand Kane. The trip was a three day and two night liveaboard. Sites dived included Laison's Reef, Golden Arch and Diadema Reef (Volkner Rocks), Spanish Arch / Locky's Memorial, Homestead Reef and Club Rocks. Photos by Ali Perkins.

Anniversary celebrations...one year on from the sinking of the ex-HMNZS Canterbury. Halloween / fancy dress party at the Cowshed Backpackers followed by fancy dress diving on the Canterbury with Northland Dive. Diving on Danger Rock, Home Point, Canterbury Wreck, Pig Gully and a Scallop Dive. Photos by Ali Perkins.

A shore dive for scallops at Jones Bay on Monday of the Labour Day long weekend. Photos by Ali Perkins.

A social muck dive at Matheson Bay followed by a lunch of fish and chips and icecream in Leigh. Photos by Ali Perkins and Cameron Russo.

A cheeky midweek dip into the depths of Lake Pupuke. Entry Point - Northern side, Sylvan Park. Photos by Mike Batey and Tom Crisp.

Ali, Cameron and Kathryn have a lovely day out diving in Lake Pupuke and catching up with a group of AUUC PADI Open Water students. Photos by Ali Perkins.

Staying with Northland Dive at the Cowshed Backpackers we dived the following sites: Canterbury Wreck (Deep Water Cove), Motuwheteke Island, Danger Rock and Homer Reef. Photos by Ali Perkins, Kathryn Jenkin and Mike Batey.

Annual winter trip to the central North Island. 9 members braved 11 degree water, crazy koura and cold, windy conditions to dive in Lake Taupo and drift dive down the Waikato River, finishing with a soak in natural hot pools. A wicked time was had by all! Photos by Ali Perkins and Cameron Russo.

Staying with Northland Dive at the Cowshed Backpackers we dived the following sites: Canterbury Wreck (Deep Water Cove), Te Miko Reef, Danger Rock and Outer Bland Bay. Photos by Ali Perkins and Roger Bymolt.

Muck diving is a term used to denote diving on barren bottoms or places other than on coral reefs. It also usually means you are looking for small marine animals. Diving under Leigh Jetty definitely qualifies as muck diving. It's also loads of fun. You can see Octopuses, Seahorses, Pipefishes and loads of other macro life. Give it a try. Photos by Ali Perkins.

Diving with Bruce Dow, skipper of Crayzee Diver.

This trip was a fond farewell to long time club member and former President Simon Freeman. These were Simon's last dives in New Zealand for quite a while, as he is headed off on an overseas adventure (posted by Mirko).

Spearfishing trip to the Cavalli Islands.

Zany fun in the fountains of Auckland on this traditional annual club social event.

I dived the wreck of the SS Wairarapa with Goat Island Dive. The sinking of the ship resulted in the third greatest loss of life in New Zealand waters. Bound for Auckland from Sydney, the ship ran onto rocks at Great Barrier Island on 29 October 1894. 101 of the 186 passengers and 20 of the crew of 65 died. Over the decades the wreck collapsed into pieces due to the strong current. The parts lie scattered in a bay near Miners Head in a depth of around 12-20 metres. (Posted by Mirko Tegeler.)

Staying with Northland Dive at the Cowshed Backpackers we dived the wreck of the ex-HMNZS Canterbury. The Canterbury is a 113m frigate which was scuttled in Deep Water Cove on 03 November 2007 to make an artificial reef for fish and a playground for recreational divers. The wreck is sitting on the sand in an upright position in a depth of about 36m.

Aldermen Islands and North Reef, Shoe Island. Depths: 36m Reef: 36-61m. North Reef: 35-42m. "Thanks to Ian Skipworth for the wide angle images!"

The club's annual Easter dive trip.

Freshers Weekend at Goat Island - the oldest Marine Reserve in New Zealand. Heavy swell made the shore dives a bit rough; but still good fun with heaps of Snapper and an Eagle Ray. Taking pictures was hard though with average visibility less than 1.5m (posted by Mirko).

Diving the Poor Knights Islands - according to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, one of the Top 10 Dive Sites in the world! (posted by Mirko)

Belugas at Vancouver Aquarium. Diving from Sidney, Vancouver Island, including the wreck of the SS Church and Graham's Wall.

Ceratosoma amoena or Clown nudibranchs (pronounced nudibranks) are common in northern areas. Their cream bodies are patterned with orange blotches while the rhinophores (tentacles) and gill plume are purple. These beautiful invertebrates add a tiny splash of brilliant colour to the scenery. Look out for them! If you don't want to be inundated with nothing but photographs of nudibranchs in 2008, get out diving and take some snaps of your own to upload to the website.

Cape Brett - Bay Of Islands. It's awesome!

The Mikhail Lermontov is a cruise ship that sank in the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand on February 16, 1986. It is lying on its starboard side at depths ranging from 25 to 30 metres. 155 metres in length, it is one of the biggest diveable wrecks in the world. For further information see http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/lermontov.htm (posted by Mirko).

Diving the ex-HMNZS Canterbury four weeks after it sank, and Danger Rock on the other side of Cape Brett too.

Sinking of the ex-HMNZS Canterbury in Deep Water Cove, Bay of Islands. Want to dive it? Check out www.northlanddive.com!!

Diving the Mokohinaus Islands and Great Barrier Island, including the wreck of the SS Wairarapa aboard the legendary charter boat Taranui.

3 spectacular days of diving at White Island from boat Ma Cherie with skipper John Baker.

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Pictures from 2003 Fountain Crawl