Jamie Obern Originally from the UK, he has been diving since 1988 and instructing since 1997. He holds instructor ratings with GUE, PADI, TDI and BSAC. Before moving to NZ he spent 2 years working on a remote desert island cataloguing fish and coral species and still has a soft spot for shallow reef dives. [...]
The attraction of New Zealand was simple: Diving and Snowboarding. It took me years to start diving, but once I finally did, I couldn’t stop. After diving through Mexico and the Meditteranean, I started working on a small rock in the Atlantic Ocean, and now find myself here. I love what shouldn’t [...]
I grew up 10m from the ocean and was frequently lulled to sleep by the sounds of southern right whales playing in the sea across the road from my bedroom window; I spent many hours snorkeling over the reefs near my house looking for them. When I moved to New Zealand 15 years ago I [...]
Andrew is the facility manager here at Global Dive. Originally hailing from England, Andrew is an experienced instructor and dive store manager. He is very particular about his tea. If you can prove you know how to concoct his magic brew, you may end up with a friend (and a job) for life. He has [...]
I like Diving!! I am the resident Global Dive ‘keeping warm’ expert. You need to keep warm- come and see me. I grew up in a pool in the backyard where I spent every minute I could and got my first mask and snorkel (hand me down from my big brothers) which led me quite nicely [...]
I like 25m visibility, starfish and stingrays. I also like strawberries, popcorn and Mark (from MV Pacific Hideaway’s) Lamb Shanks. I really enjoy taking new divers out and showing them around some of our shore diving spots. We have some pretty wicked dives in our area and the easy access is top of the pops. [...]
I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the world of diving at the ripe old age of 9. Since then I have been in around and underwater as much as possible, and now I have made it a lifestyle. I lived and taught in the Red sea for a year before moving to New [...]
Where there is a Will, there is a way. Will likes fish. Will also has not provided any profile information and so it is now being written for him by Anna and Tara – who are well known for making things up. Will has spent the last few seasons teaching in Tutukaka. He has made [...]
I have been falling off boats for many years so finally decided to make it more than just an accident and take up diving as a hobby. I particularly enjoy spending money at my local dive shop, and coming back from trips with tales of adventure and sometimes mishaps. I learned from my previous career [...]
Hey there, I am a film and television safety guy that likes to take up every hobby I can think of. I started diving as part of adding to my qualifications for film and television so that I could work on water jobs and then decided to take it further by doing the dive master [...]
