Dive Days

Gain some diving experience and get to know local dive sites a little better with a dive instructor to help with dive planning and lead the way..

Safe and Enjoyable Diving – Wellington and NZ

Safe and Enjoyable Diving – Wellington and NZ With the advent of long summers and great diving on offer, it’s surprising how much underwater time you can clock up and in no time you can feel there is nothing that can go wrong.  This is true if you are following safe diving practices and using common […]

Why do I get foot cramps when diving?

Years ago, the answer to foot cramps or cramps in general was – swallow more salt. Then salt became a public enemy and now….

Jungle Green Shadows

Victor 2 Company 2 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion, Vietnam 1967–1968 By Tony Howell MC Published by John Douglas Publishing At first glance you wonder how the history of a single deployment by a rifle company could translate to a narrative of more than 400 pages, but once you start reading, it all becomes clear. Tony Howell […]

KISS Classic CCR – Syntactic Foam Test Results

In a previous copy of Dive New Zealand magazine, I told you that the first KISS Classic rebreather with a syntactic coated canister had arrived in New Zealand. I can now tell you how this innovation will save you money and extend your time underwater. At least three divers have already converted their KISS Classic rebreathers to syntactic […]

Wetsuit or Drysuit

Here is a first world dilemma. If you were going on the Waikato Drift Dive trip, would you take your wet suit or your dry suit? On one hand the Taupo temperature is predicted to be sunny and 13 degrees, it’s the end of winter and the river is colder than the sea. My dry […]