We talk about dive sites and which ways to go. We talk about the marine life and what there is to see. We talk about dive gear and the pieces and configurations that we recommend. We don’t often talk about what a trip or a course is like from the instructors perspective. Tara and Simon [...]
By Deralie Flower Once upon a time, there was a merry little team of three divers who decided to go on a little adventure to Truk Lagoon. A little bit of research into the type of diving they’d be doing, and they got a bit keen to see the deep wrecks – without being narked [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As we turned and anchored backed up to the little reef that you drop over into Matts Crack, I looked out over the side and suddenly forgot the need for gloves, scarf, beanie, and I’m instantly itching to get wet… it’s blue water! Yes the June weather is cool, well very cool, but the water [...]
