Lake Pupuke is a great fresh water dive site on the North Shore in Auckland. Due to its location – just over the harbor bridge from downtown Auckland- it is often frequented by divers who don’t have boat access to the Auckland Gulf diving. Little or no drive time is also a bonus as well [...]
Come and dive the Poor Knights Islands with us! The boat we use for the Poor Knights Liveaboard is MV Pacific Hideaway. Most people drive up to the boat on Friday night and stay onboard in the marina that night. You can drive up on the Saturday morning as the boat will not be leaving the [...]
Check back here on a regular basis for a good idea on where we are planning on diving and when. We have some brilliant destinations coming up – both in New Zealand and Internationally – and whether you like wrecks, photography, hunting or tech diving, keep an eye out so you dont miss out! [...]
After two wonderful trips to Volivoli Resort on Fiji’s Viti Levu, we are definitely going back. The soft corals of the Bligh Waters have us all begging for more! Take a look at Tara’s trip report from October 2010. Here are the details for the 7 day trip that we will be taking in May [...]
Article by Harry Josephson-Rutter This year was my last year of High School. To complete my education at this school, Michael Park School, I had to choose a topic which I would explore over the course of the year. It had to be something that would challenge me and it had to have obstacles that [...]
Yes, yes, YES! It is time again for the Global Dive / Yukon Dive Charters Skirts in Scuba ladies day out. We will be heading up to Tutukaka on the night of Saturday 6th November. We will be diving all day Sunday 7th November at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve with the fabulous Jo [...]
Trip Report by Martin Wallis : On Saturday the 3rd of July, 2010, while everybody else was participating in the 1st annual underwater Olympics, held by Global Dive, I decided to sneak off and have a dive to make up for disappointing photographic results from the previous dive a week earlier. The venue was Matheson [...]
Just letting you know that we have organised a great deal for you all on our FIJI trip for this October. This year we have accommodation options to suit different budgets as well!!! Not only do we get 12 simply stunning tropical dives (for the price of 10!!!) but the prices below also include your [...]
Trip Report by Anna Way back last year we thought let’s go to FIJI. (I can pinpoint the decision down to the time we were on the jetty at Lake Pupuke in a hail storm, getting ready to return to the water after a surface interval spent shivering inside the car with the heaters on [...]
We will be heading down to Whakatane to dive the fantastic White Island on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2010. Diving White Island White Island is some 50 kilometres off shore from Whakatane and lies 8km west of the White Island trench which reaches depths of up to 1219 metres. This fascinating [...]
