The club has experienced divers (and instructors) that can offer good advice if you want to get into your own set of SCUBA equipment. We can talk you through the buying of both new and second hand and tell you the dos and do-nots of buying such equipment.

We have good relationships with several stores – we go where the best deals are for each thing! You must present your membership card to receive these deals.

Dive Centre Ltd

97 Wairau Road, Takapuna (09 444 7698)

NZ’s longest running dive store and most trusted dive professionals.

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• $5 super clean air fills.
• 15% off any retail item not already on sale.
• Hire full set of gear with 2 cylinders $56.25 for the first day, $30 for each subsequent day.
• Hire full set of gear with 1 cylinder $45.00, $30 for each subsequent day.
• They also rent scooters! Wheeee!

At Dive Centre Ltd, your comfort and safety are paramount. Extremely high quality, standardised rental equipment is your assurance of safety and reliability while diving. All scuba equipment is maintained to the highest industry standard. They use only AquaLung Regulators, Alternate Air Sources, and BCD’s, coupled with the leading Suunto brand dive computers. Get comfortable in the same high quality gear each time you dive. Pre-departure inspections and cylinder pressure checks are standard when you hire.

Global Dive

6/1 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven (09 920 5200)

Global dive are the best stop for technical diving, they have stacks of experience, a full range of OMS gear, and even rebreather spares and consumables.

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• $7 air fills, or 10 for $50.
• Nitrox fills, EAN32 for $15, prices vary depending on oxygen content, all the way up to EAN100 if you are so inclined (and trained).
• Full gear hire (inc. 2 tanks, wetsuit) $70 first day, $50 subsequent days.*
• Trilam drysuits (inc. undersuit and hose), $65 one day, $100 weekend, rental refunded if you buy a drysuit from them!
• 10% off all retail items not already discounted.

* Slightly more expensive than some dive stores, but good quality gear, including Aqualung Legend regs, Suunto computers, choice of aluminium or steel tanks, and weight integrated Pro QD BCDs.

Ocean Hunter (Spearfishing)

100 Gaunt Street, Westhaven (09 377 0896)

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• 15% off all retail items not already discounted.

Performance Diver

74 Barrys Point Road, Takapuna (09 489 7782)

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• $7 air fills.
• Full rental with one cylinder $50/day.
• Full rental with two cylinders $67/day.

New Zealand’s largest dive retailer. Buy direct from the importer. Best value on all equipment purchases. Special discounts for uni club members.

ScubaBlue

Parnell Seawater Baths, bottom of Judges Bay Road (09 377 6929)

ScubaBlue also provide a great range of spearfishing gear.

Very convenient, just walk from uni through the Domain and back with your gear! (Harden up, it’s not that far.)

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• $8 air fills (minus 15%).
• Discounts on gear rental. $65/day for full kit hire including 2 tanks (discounted from $90).
• 15% discount on retail items not already discounted.
• They will rent out mask, snorkel, fins, booties, wetsuit. Great for new divers!

Stirlings Dive Shack

349 Dominion Road, Mt Eden (09 630 0178)

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• $5 air fills.
• 12.5% discount off gear for sale (not already reduced).
• 50% off rental gear. Full set with 2 tanks is $40 per day with discount.

Wild Blue (Spearfishing)

Unit H, 121 Rosedale Road, Albany (09 478 8695)

Show your membership card for access to these deals:

• 15% discount on retail items not already discounted.

Other Club Deals

Seaquel Wetsuits and Fish on Film Underwater Camera Hire

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