This years Photography Liveaboard trip with award winning Herald photojournalist Richard Robinson sold out like ice-cream on a hot day at Mission Bay.
So we thought we might give you all a little more advance notice.
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What : Richie Robinson Photography Liveaboard
Where : MV Pacific Hideaway out to the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve
When : Saturday 13 [...]
By Claudia Illgen
In Mid-August, I started my Padi certificated Open Water Scuba Diving Course at Global Dive.
Since I can think, it was always a dream of me to do scuba diving and get an entrance to this beautiful world.
Due to the season, I was the only person during my 2 theory and 2 pool sessions.
This [...]
Just last weekend, Anna and Tara took some time out and went diving up in the Poor Knights Islands with Dive! Tutukaka.
Sometimes we forget to take time out for ourselves however, sure we can all agree that summer is on its way so the time is now!
Andrew was down south diving the Mikhail Lermontov with [...]
What self respecting Diver hasn’t, or doesn’t, want to dive in Fiji!!?
Let Anna and Tara get you sorted.
We have talked to the guys upstairs and organised a fantastic dive holiday for you, because we like you!
Come with us to dive some spectacular coral reef, wreck and big fish (sharks!) diving in the clear warm waters [...]
Trip Report by Simon Hutton
I spent last weekend on the live aboard to the Poor Knights aboard Pacific Hideaway with a great bunch of keen divers.
Having only completed my Open Water Course on July 12 and having not been for a dive in the briny due to the weather that weekend, I was excited at [...]
Its time again for another Scuba Saturday with your Global Dive Divemasters.
Anna Redgrave and Lindsay Hill will be leading a shore dive on Saturday 18 July.
Meeting at the dive shop at 9am and heading up to Goat Island or Ti Point dependent on the weather.
Scuba Saturdays are free dives.
All you pay for is any equipment [...]
Skirts in Scuba, June 2009 with Yukon Charters
Much to Tara’s disgust, I have been putting off writing this trip report for a month.
There are several reasons for this, with the main one being this was my first ocean dive and to be honest I was so terrified/amazed/excited the entire time that I don’t remember much [...]
We are pleased, so pleased, ecstatic in fact, to be able to offer a trip to undisputedly one of the worlds best wreck dives which is right on our doorstep!
Yes the Mikhail Lermontov, a 10,000 ton Russian Ocean liner sinking in Feb 1986 has brought sheer pleasure to all those who have ventured to the [...]
The Aldermen islands are almost unmapped territory due to the many pins ascending from the sea floor and lurking in the shallows making it hard for vessels to navigate.
The most extensive map charted has been made by Jim Hope, the skipper of the MV Taranui.
A lot of the mapping was thanks to sonar but on [...]
