new zealand

All in the title, is it a good time to dive in NZ in january, where is the best place and water temp ? I'll be arriving before xmas and visiting the country, sooo north, west where is best to see the max best action UW ? Thanks. Ps: how is Tasmania for visiting and especially diving, worth it...

I thought it could be interesting to share some of the less expected dive spots in New Zealand. Kiwis are pretty well known for exploring and doing things a bit differently so I'm sure there's some interesting spots you guys have to share. I'll start by sharing one of the slightly weirder spots...

Hi, Recently our local dive operator has started anchoring their boat(s) near a rock that historically has seals in our winter (Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand). The divers stay in one place at a depth of about 10M and the seals have been diving down and seem to be playing with the divers...

Australasian Fishes homepage by Markmcg posted May 5, 2017 at 3:00 PMIf you have dived in Australia and/or New Zealand, this site is for you. https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/australasian-fishes Australasian Fishes allows you to upload your images where they will be identified and...

Hello all! I have recently come to beautiful NZ looking for work as a Dive Master and have just found out about the COC I am required to complete before I can get in the water. It makes sense to me that I have to complete it but as I understand, the process is long and complicated. Does anyone...

Hi Fellow Hunters, Fishos and Spearos. I have a unique situation where I am finishing up my corporate job this year and going to be hunting, fishing and diving my way around New Zealand for 3-4 months. This is my backyard and have extensively hunted, fished and speared a large majority of NZ...