I knew I wanted to travel the World and in my early twenties I kept putting it off. I pursed other things like a Masters degree in structural geology but I was never satisfied with the payoff. I enjoyed the science and teaching students but the politics that comes with university research just never sat […]
My reasoning behind choosing to sign up to the side-mount course was very narrow minded, consisting of the “I want to extend my dive time” attitude. Since completing the course, my mindset has completely changed and I have become so much more aware of how I am able to become a more competent diver. Firstly, […]
Our divers are always up for a challenge and even more so when it is for such a great cause as supporting our team at the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard! We cancelled our 24 Hour Dive Challenge after the November quakes but wanted to continue our support of Coastguard and all the local businesses that […]
The Feeling of flying effortlessly through the air is a fantasy some people could only wish for in their wildest dreams, but there is a beautifully kept secret by New Zealand and its diving community where this wonderful sensation can be achieved, and that is the drift dive in the Waikato river in central north island New Zealand. […]
Hi my name is Georgia Beuth and I recently received my PADI Open Water diver, to dive in fresh and salt water. Scuba diving was something that I never really thought about doing, my dad is a keen fisherman and enjoys the occasional dive for scallops and crayfish, so I was familiar with diving, but didn’t really think […]
My first certification came from co teaching a local PADI Open Water dive course with an experienced instructor. The first two Open Water dives were at Lake Coleridge and we completed the last day at Wainui over on the Banks Peninsular, the weather was awesome! Sun shining, no wind, and flat bay to dive in. […]
Imagine this: soft, sandy beaches, warm, clear water, a colourful array of tropical fish surrounding you… But you can’t enjoy any of it because your rental mask doesn’t fit properly and starts leaking the moment you are submerged in water! You asked for a replacement, but they are all the same! Now you are kicking […]
Dive season has well and truly started so ask yourself – Are you ready? – More importantly is your gear ready? Did you know most dive manufacturers recommend annual servicing of dive gear especially regulators. Even in this modern day and age of technology, regulators are still a purely mechanical device and like all mechanical things […]
While we don’t really get in behind Halloween as much as they do in the USA it is always a great excuse to have fun diving with our dive club members. So on Sunday as our divers headed out for their first sea dive they encountered a Zombie Horde! […]
Finding the right person to share the adventure of diving with can make a huge difference to your experience. Learning to be a good diver should include learning to be a good buddy diver too, however too often it seems the more experience a diver becomes, the more they forget some of the fundamentals of diving […]