Christchurch is located on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island and is home to some excellent diving spots. Here are a few places where you can go diving from Christchurch: 1. Lyttelton Harbour and Harbour Heads: This can be a great spot close to Christchurch, when the visibility is good. It offers a […]
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Spearfishing float systems
Why use a float? Spearfishing popularity throughout New Zealand seems to be skyrocketing each year, with no signs of slowing down. More and more kiwis are getting in the water looking to snag themselves a feed, or simply to enjoy the underwater environment. From personal experience, the longer I keep an interest in the sport, […]
Families who dive together…. Stay togther
I don’t know about you but I thought life would get easier when our kids ‘grew up’ or became teenagers. Little did I know that they wouldn’t want to go on a walk, come to breakfast with us or just hang out and watch the same show. But more and more we see divers who […]
Journey
In 2005 I had the privilege to travel across the ditch to the Land Down Under (otherwise known as Australia) on a family vacation. A few weeks to visit Whanau and explore the pristine east coast via a rental car that absolutely could not hold the amount of Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, Brothers we were visiting. Unbeknownst to me this […]
Without sharks WE will all die!
The true nature of the “Jaws” monstrous villain Jaws, an iconic movie series spanning 4 individual theatre releases. The original, at the time of its release debuted as the highest grossing film of all time making a whooping 472 million in the box office internationally cementing its self in pop culture history as one of the greatest thrillers […]
Was at Crossroads in life until I did the Diploma Course in Professional Scuba Instructing
A couple of years ago I was at a crossroads in my life, we had just gone into our first of many Covid lockdowns in 2020 when I asked myself; What are you doing with your life? When covid hit I got in touch with DiveHQ to do my Diploma course in professional scuba instructing […]
From simulation to reality. A Story of IDC to employment
There are a lot of things to still learn after you get your fabled OWS Instructor certification. I completed mine in 2021, the period of closed borders, zoom class sessions and lockdowns in New Zealand. We practiced our in-class briefings and skill demonstrations via webcam for over 4 weeks The main difference I found when […]
Taupo Diving
One of the most memorable dive trips for me was hands down the Taupo trip- where I got to drift dive down the Waikato River. As a part of my divemaster course with DIVEHQ we had a 4-day trip down to Taupo where we had the opportunity to do 4 drift dives plus a drift […]
Scallops (Pecten Novaezealandiae)
Scallops, common name ‘The New Zealand Scallop’, is a bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidee, the scallops Pecten Novaezealandiae is a completely free-living, mobile and somewhat migratory. Scallops can swim with brief bursts of speed by clapping their shells together (Jet Propulsion) The two valves are asymmetric. The left valve is convex while the right […]
Night Diving
With Daylight Savings over you may feel like your opportunities to go diving after work are also over. But some of us are super excited that it is now night dive season! Take this opportunity to experience your local sites in a whole new light! You will be amazed at the changes that occur underwater […]