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The blue and white alpha flag is NZ's primary diver signalling device.
Scuba

Dive Flags in detail: What need to know for dive flag use in New Zealand

Dive Pacific

December 4, 2024

Dive flags are essential safety tools that alert others to divers in the water. This guide covers the types of dive flags used in New Zealand, their legal requirements, and best practices for safe diving.
Ota is a very popular Niuean version of the raw fish dish
Scuba

Niuean-style Ota

Dive Pacific

November 29, 2024

Every Niuean family has their version of ota, or raw fish dish, all professing to be ‘the best’.
Canterbury jewel anemones at night.
General

Dive Pacific Magazine Summer 2025 available now!

Dive Pacific

November 25, 2024

We're thrilled to present the refreshed summer issue of Dive Pacific, packed with new features, stunning dive destinations, gear updates, and more, all to inspire your next underwater adventure.
If swim-throughs are your thing, Dream Maker is for you. If you love to photograph your dive buddies framed by large sea fans and coral windows, you’ve come to the right place. To make your “dream” even more special, check out the current side of Dream Maker.
Scuba

Volivoli Beach resort- Diving Fiji's beautiful Bligh Water

Volivoli beach resort

October 10, 2024

Globally known as not only Fiji's # 1 Dive Region, and the "soft coral capital of the world" is genuinely a dream come true.
NZUA in attendance supporting Dolphins 70th, an NZUA affiliated Dive Club since 1954.
Events

NZUA congratulates the Dolphin Underwater Dive Club

Dive Pacific

October 24, 2024

Dolphin Underwater Dive Club celebrate 70th anniversary.
DAN’s Fast Facts Guide
Diving Health

DAN World Fast Facts Guide: Ears,

DAN World

October 24, 2024

DAN’s Fast Facts Guide packs a lot of information into one simple, easy-to-read guide, and covers several key topics.
Male giant devil ray pressing the abdomen of a pregnant female
Reports

Throwback Thursday

Dive Pacific

September 26, 2024

Giant Devil Rays breeding witnessed for first time
Volivoli Beach Resort offers private accommodations with panoramic beach and ocean views. Boasting the best diving in the South Pacific.
Travel

Escape to paradise at Volivoli Beach Resort

Dive Pacific

Nestled on pristine white sands with breathtaking ocean views, Volivoli resort offers the ultimate getaway. Indulge in world-class amenities, gourmet dining.
You can also independently explore our vibrant House Reef, teeming with healthy corals, seagrass meadows, and myriad marine creatures.
Snorkelling

Wakatobi is a snorkeler’s paradise

Wakatobi Resort

Wakatobi is a snorkeler and freediver’s dream. Our daily boat excursions offer access to breathtaking shallow reefs – a snorkeler’s paradise.
Let's ensure the underwater world looks as good as above.
Environment

Jupiter has risen!

Ghost Diving NZ

October 26, 2024

Back in 2015, during the annual Harbour Clean-Up, Rob spotted something underwater that he initially thought was a sunken ship’ buoy.
Underwater Heritage Group
Scuba

NZ UNDERWATER HERITAGE GROUP INC.

New Zealand Underwater Heritage Group

October 24, 2024

ANNUAL CONFERENCE Saturday 2nd November 9.30 am – 4.30pm Sunday 3rd November 9.30 am- 12.00 pm
A wondrous new experience: fluoro diving
Travel

A wondrous new experience: fluoro diving

Wakatobi Resort

October 15, 2024

Experience an exclusive new dimension in diving and see corals in this totally new light! Fish suddenly speak and coral communicate through fluorescence.
Experts are planning to investigate a mysterious Great Lakes shipwreck.
Reports

Mysterious shipwrecks to yield their secrets

Dive Pacific

September 30, 2024

Experts are planning to investigate a mysterious Great Lakes shipwreck they say may be the oldest in Lake Erie in the US, and might be nearly 200 years old.
Andy's informative talk lead to a lot of discussion and questions which he happily answered
Environment

Mt Manganui Underwater Club Biosecurity

Warrick Powrie

October 7, 2024

A Recent club meeting had Andy Wills teaching us more about Biosecurity in Bay of Plenty
Plastic Pollution. Cleaning the ocean is not the solution
Environment

Throwback Thursday

Jeff Ghiglione

October 8, 2024

Ocean plastics problem will not be solved in the sea
It is most fitting and symbolic to me that the opening words of the climate conference late last year came from a young 12-year old Fijian boy by the name of Timoci Naulausala.
Environment

Generations for change:

Jean-Michel Cousteau and Jaclyn Mandoske

October 8, 2024

The dawn of a new era
NZ UNDERWATER HERITAGE GROUP INC. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Environment

NZ UNDERWATER HERITAGE GROUP INC. ANNUAL CONFERENCE

New Zealand Underwater Heritage Group

October 9, 2024

November 2nd and 3rd, Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre – Gladstone Rd. Parnell, AucklandEndeavour Room
Make your way to the outer end of the resort’s pier for a nightcap
Travel

A Wakatobi Nightcap

Wakatobi Resort

September 27, 2024

After a fulfilling day of diving and snorkeling, and a satisfying dinner, make your way to the outer end of the resort’s pier for a nightcap
In addition to Manta, it is possible to see various shark species, multitudes of fish and coral species, turtles, dolphins, and seabirds.
Scuba

Manta of Hanifaru Bay

Tom Pegram

September 27, 2024

I was lucky enough to work there in 2017/2018 and can say first hand that while the islands are beautiful, it is better under the surface.
It's been a blast. We've seen an astonishing number of great dives over the weekend, well done everyone. Photos by Chris Marshall.
Freediving

AIDA Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals 2024

Dive Pacific

September 27, 2024

Hosted by the Auckland Freediving Club at AUT Millennium.
Agnès Le Port injecting a monitoring tag into a snapper Photo: Paul Caiger
Flora & Fauna

Marine Reserve a snapper nursery

Dive Pacific

September 26, 2024

Young snapper north of Auckland are related to adult snapper from the Goat Island Marine Reserve at Leigh. What does this mean?
Hanging out with the President is always cool, and very addictive. We know people who go back year after year just to spend time with the President.
Travel

Hanging with the ‘President’

Nigel Marsh and Helen Rose

September 26, 2024

Located near Luganville, off the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, this President is none other than the SS President Coolidge.
Tahiti tigers up close and personal.
Scuba

Big sharks and ripping currents: Tahiti’s atolls excel

Dave Abbot

September 26, 2024

The Tuamoto’s: Dave Abbott picks up Part II of his recent Tahiti adventure
High-Pressure Hoses must be maintained
Safety

A lurking peril

DAN World

September 26, 2024

High-Pressure Hoses
Wade you were an inspiration to me with your passion not only for the ocean but also for your love of the land, the birds and of course Jan and your family.
New Zealand

Wade Doak was an author, marine ecologist & conservationist

Shane Paterson

September 12, 2024

Remembering Wade Doak. 5 years have past since we received the sad news. You may be gone but you have never been forgotten.
Rendever's New Zealand director, Simon Burrows, takes Russley Village residents on a virtual reality tour. (Source: Seven Sharp)
Scuba

Retirement village residents scuba dive- with VR

1news

September 12, 2024

For the residents of a Christchurch retirement village, life regularly leaps from the real to the virtual and back again.
I loved the thought of diving under the ice so I decided to get the right training for it.
Scuba

Diving under ice: The skills training regime

Warrick Powrie

September 12, 2024

Who in their right mind would want to dive under 60 cm or more of ice?
Clingfishes are a remarkable family of cryptic fishes found worldwide. They are small, flattened, and possess a sucking disc, a modification of their pelvic fins, on the underside with which to cling on to things.
Flora & Fauna

Species Focus

Paul Caiger

September 12, 2024

Estuarine Clingfish (Trachelochismus aestuarium)
Cook Islands cave diving
Technical

Exploring the Cook Islands cave diving treasure

Bruce Clulow

September 10, 2024

The genesis to this cave diving project began in 2012 when I read an old Dive New Zealand magazine article.
Judy in her zen zone...
Scuba

Diving in the Zen Zone

Judy Ormandy

September 7, 2024

Wrecksploration on the Zenobia
The tiny pygmy sea horse – totally camouflaged
Travel

Philippines Eleven Days Dive Holiday

Margaret Howard

August 29, 2024

Part 1: All I can say is how lucky are we!
Travel

Philippines Eleven Day Dive Holiday Part 2

Margaret Howard

August 29, 2024

Part 2: We left Balikasad Island in brilliant weather, travelled by sea, a three hour trip to Negros Island, and a place called Dauin, just south of Dumaguete.
We use the latest ecological theory, technology and artificial intelligence to develop a novel package to efficiently and robustly measure reef health.
Scuba

Wakatobi Expands Coral Protections

Wakatobi Resort

August 29, 2024

Wakatobi Resort has expanded its long-standing commitment to coral reef restoration and protection with a new Reef Health Assessment program.
Diving at the local Horoirangi Marine Reserve is one of our favorite spots, and it has been amazing to see the marine life increasing over the years.
Flora & Fauna

Diving the Local Marine Reserve in Nelson

Janelle and Paul- Abyss Dive Nelson

August 29, 2024

Not many people realize that we have great diving opportunities so close to our doorstep in Nelson.
Few people enjoy perfect health for their entire lives. Adopting a healthy lifestyle early in life can help postpone ailments associated with aging.
Diving Health

7 Mistakes Divers Make & How to Avoid Them

DAN World

August 26, 2024

DAN’s Smart Guide to Safe Diving, Learn safety guidelines. Become conscientious and responsible divers. Prepare smarter so we can enjoy our dives.
Circled by two of the world’s largest barrier reefs, Fiji presents the ultimate diving adventure. The country’s 333 islands support over a 1000 species of fish and several hundred types of corals and sponges. Diving opportunities are endless, with world-class dive sites and an abundance of PADI and SSI affiliated dive operators scattered throughout the main dive regions.
Travel

Fiji’s hot spots for diving

Dive Pacific

August 25, 2024

Endless barrier reefs, lagoons, shark diving, corals, sponges, 1000 fish species…
The Northern Wairoa River, seen here flowing through Dargaville, is Northland's longest river. Peter de Graaf/RNZ
New Zealand

‘Zombie fish’ are pulled from Northland's longest river

Peter de Graaf of RNZ

August 16, 2024

‘Zombie fish’ are pulled from Northland's longest river
Photo: Patrick Robinson
Reports

Emperor penguin foraging behaviour under investigation

NIWA

August 19, 2024

NZ marine ecologist Dr Kim Goetz and her collaborators at the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) made some surprising discoveries.
Camera RAW Settings
Photography

Shooting in RAW

Hans Weichelsbaum

August 13, 2024

DIGITAL IMAGING Hans Weichselbaum www.digital-image.co.nz
And what an encounter! This nine metre gentle giant came right up, gently brushing me with a tail on the fly by
Flora & Fauna

Scotland’s ‘prehistoric’ Basking Sharks inspire awe

Tony Burt

August 19, 2024

We sat perched on the side of the dive boat staring in awe at the metre high dorsal fin closing in.
Freediving

Throwback Thursday

LegaSea

August 13, 2024

LegaSea Update; Ministerial discretion must stay
The Dolphin Underwater Club celebrations at the 60th Anniversary.
Events

NZ DOLPHIN UNDERWATER AND ADVENTURE CLUB TURNS 70

Dolphin Underwater Club

August 12, 2024

1954 – 2024 The longest running dive club in NZ
Whether in Freshwater or Marine kelp or aquatic plants can case serious harm or death by entanglement.
Spearfishing

INCIDENT INSIGHTS WITH THE DIVERS ALERT NETWORK

DAN World

August 7, 2024

Untrained diver dies entangled in kelp
Story and images Dave Abbott
Environment

Lord Howe Island: Paradise in the Pacific

Dave Abbot

August 6, 2024

I descended through clear water to the white sand below a fast-moving Galapagos shark flashed across my field of vision, followed by a second and then a third.
The whale, the guardian of the ocean, embodies profound spiritual wisdom and holds the keys to deep emotional healing. Its presence in the vast oceanic expanse serves as a beacon of guidance, inviting individuals on a transformative journey of self-discovery and inner growth.
Flora & Fauna

Spirit Whales stall Aussies Most Expensive Energy Project.

James Macpherson

August 7, 2024

Aboriginal ‘Dream Time’ has become a nightmare for progress.
Marine Invaders: The Card Game
New Zealand

The Game Empowering Ocean Explorers to Citizen Scientists

Elizabeth Copeland

July 29, 2024

A new marine biosecurity card game, with a mission to increase citizen reporting of invasive marine species
New Zealand

The Dolphin Underwater Club’s Okura Kayak and Barbeque

Dolphin Underwater Club

July 31, 2024

Planning a winters fun day is always a challenge with the weather we have been experiencing over the past few weeks.
Jose' studio
New Zealand

Throw Back Thursday

Dive Pacific

July 31, 2024

Cancelling gravity and time. The photographic art of Jose G Cano
Navy divers on the USS UTAH (the first ship sunk during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor) Image by MC K Gorby (U.S. Navy)
Scuba

Navy Divers at RIMPAC Pearl Harbour 2024

Lieutenant Christian Lloyd

July 25, 2024

A team of Royal New Zealand Navy Divers have had some very long days operating with international partners during RIMPAC 24
Diving Health

Diving and Drinking Do Not Mix

DAN World

July 25, 2024

A drunken diver dives too deep, runs out of air and gets severe DCS after emergency ascent.
Aotearoa has a long and complex coastline scattered with islands, while lakes and waterways are woven through all of our landmarks
Reviews

Book Review: Fishes of Aotearoa by Paul Caiger.

Warrick Powrie

July 16, 2024

Seen and told through the eyes of a marine ecologist, but very much written for the general audience.
A comprehensive and up to date identification guide to the fish of NZ. Illustrated with 340 superb colour photographs
Reviews

Book Review

Judy Ormandy

July 11, 2024

Coastal Fishes of New Zealand, 5th edition. Malcolm Francis.
A rare twin-spot lionfish encountered at The Pinnacle
Scuba

Exploring the far north of the Great Barrier Reef

Nigel Marsh

July 15, 2024

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest reef complex - over 3000 reefs spread over 2300km; it’s immense.
Congratulations to Malcom Bird of Spearfishing NZ
Spearfishing

Congratulations to Malcom Bird of Spearfishing NZ

Dive Pacific

July 5, 2024

The Leo Ducker Award.
A huge Freshwater Iceberg is trapped amongst the sea ice in Terra Nova Bay. This broke off from the Mt Melbourne Glacier. Note the amazing blue/ green colouration of the ice.
Scuba

Diving beneath Antarctic ice

Warrick Powrie

July 10, 2024

Scientists from Waikato University, The University of Canterbury & The Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) returned from several weeks diving in Antarctica.
Flora & Fauna

Species Focus; Ocean sunfish - mola mola

Paul Caiger

July 7, 2024

The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is the heaviest bony fish in the world.
Paul Best and Jackson Shields second overall won day 2 but not quite enough to beat the reigning champs
Spearfishing

Throwback Thursday; Spearfishing champs a big success

Darren Shields

July 7, 2024

By President Darren Shields Spearfishing New Zealand.
The amazing underwater world at Volivoli Beach Resort Fiji
Travel

We have a winner

Dive Pacific

July 4, 2024

The results of the NZ Underwater Association Diver Survey are in and the winner is.........
As divers, we are the eyes that see firsthand the changes to our ocean. It is time the dive world also becomes a voice…
Education & Training

Divers should lead: Dive industries can make it happen.

Jean-Michel Cousteau and Jaclyn Mandoske

July 7, 2024

There is no community more ready to take on ocean challenges ahead than divers.
Doug Meredith caught two nautilus at once. When pursued, they flee rapidly but once cornered among the rocks they give themselves up, just wobbling erratically as if overcome with terror
Flora & Fauna

BACK IN THE DAY, DIVING IN RETROSPECT

Wade Doak

July 2, 2024

A column, on what diving used to be like back in the day.
Divers surfacing with no boat in sight
Safety

Stranded while drift diving

DAN World

June 30, 2024

INCIDENT INSIGHTS WITH THE DIVERS ALERT NETWORK
Warning wings - Mike Harterink, The Netherlands Nikon D200 + 12 – 24mm f1.4 lens at 12mm; 1/8 sec at f22; ISO 100; Seacam housing; two Seacam flashes.
Photography

Throwback to 2018 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

Dive Pacific

July 2, 2024

The people’s choice
Events

2024 NZUA 71st AGM

Warrick Powrie

July 2, 2024

Another NZUA AGM done and dusted 71 this year.
Blue sky's, white trees.
Photography

Beyond the Rainbow: IR Photography

Hans Weichelsbaum

June 20, 2024

Infrared (IR) photography opens up a whole new universe for the creative photographer.
Professor Simon Mitchell returns from the 2002 world record dive to the wreck of the SS Kyogle. The dive re-opened the file on the AHS Centaur
Diving Health

Temperature and decompression sickness: Is cold a risk fact

Simon Mitchell

June 26, 2024

One of the subjects of consistent interest to divers is the issue of how to minimise their risk of suffering decompression sickness (DCS).
Nudibranchs abound, It really is one of New Zealand’s magic locations.
New Zealand

Diving on the Coromandel

Dive Pacific

June 13, 2024

Mercury Bay - the great bay named by Captain James Cook, and the home of resort town of Whitianga.
My spare parts kit consists of many items I have added to it over the many years (36) of diving experience. And as always it comes from finding I need something that might not be in m y kit at the time, so I add it in after that.
Equipment

What do you have for a spare parts kit?

Warrick Powrie

June 13, 2024

We have all been on that dive where we needed something fixed
Kiwis can experience a suite of travel enhancements when flying with Fiji Airways
Travel

Fiji Airways launches unique Chef’s Table experience

Dive Pacific

June 11, 2024

Award-winning airline Fiji Airways has once again put innovation and excellence at its centrepiece.
A diver checks coral in the Coral Tree Nursery. Image from Coral Restoration Foundation's website.
Environment

Coralpalooza 2024

Janet Wang

May 28, 2024

Planting A Future
Lake Rotoma's Mailbox Point, is a favourite dive location for divers of all skill levels.
Technical

An old friend

Michael Townsend

June 11, 2024

They say that familiarity breeds contempt.
large school of small kingfish rushed in for a look before rushing off again.
Photography

Diving the Tie Dye Arch at the Poor Knights

Alex Stammers

May 31, 2024

A photographer’s adventure
Enjoying the clear turquoise water and flickering light rays.
Photography

Poor Knights revisited: rich days of wonder

Dave Abbot

May 31, 2024

As soon as I had dropped a few metres on my way down, I hit ‘record’ to begin filming the descent down the vertical western wall of the Sugarloaf.
Giant Cuttlefish from Whyalla Australia.
Scuba

Have you ever thought about creating an article?

Warrick Powrie

May 30, 2024

With Dive Pacific self publishing feature you can
It’s specially designed for use by public safety dive teams, law enforcement agencies, and military units that need to locate metal objects in underwater environments with poor visibility.
Equipment

Metal detector transmits by vibration

JW Fishers.com

May 17, 2024

The SAR-1, a new metal detector, alerts the operator to the presence of metal by vibration transmitted through the handle.
Female Grey Reef sharks are easy to identify from below
Flora & Fauna

What we know about the sex life of sharks

Mike Scotland

May 17, 2024

(This feature is based on just one of the excellent presentations contributing to the success of the Solomon Islands Dive Festival in October 2017)
Mangroves (Avicennia marina) are an estuarine species tolerant of a wide range of conditions
Flora & Fauna

Species Focus

Paul Caiger

May 17, 2024

Mangrove (Avicennia marina)
I’d dived the Great Barrier Reef twice and I imagined the Coral Triangle would be somewhat similar. But nothing could have prepared me for the unique beauty of Borneo and the diversity of aquatic life there.
Travel

Experiencing Borneo from below

Elizabeth Alberts

May 17, 2024

Before my dive trip to Sabah in Malaysian Borneo most of my underwater experience had been around Australia.
Text and images by Alexey Zaytsev
Flora & Fauna

Photographing the eels of Western Springs, Auckland

Alexey Zaytsev

May 15, 2024

I saw these remarkable beings when walking in the park near Auckland Zoo.
Mal Bird welcoming auction bidders
Spearfishing

Post North Island Champs Charity Auction

Allan Davidson

May 15, 2024

Malcolm Bird & Spear Fishing NZ raising funds for the Kapiti community.
Hypercapnia Awareness study at University of Auckland
Diving Health

Healthy divers needed for the hypercapnia awareness study!

The University of Auckland, Medical and Health Sciences

May 13, 2024

We would like to announce our latest study for which we are looking for participants.
I probably had decompression sickness but that it wasn't severe enough to need any time in the chamber.
Diving Health

Incident Insights with the Divers Alert Network

DAN World

May 9, 2024

Case summary: Diver experiences rash, coughing and unconsciousness after hot shower.
Enjoy a larger-than-life scuba experience at this expo.
Scuba

See You At Scuba Show 2024 in LA, CA, USA

Gil Zeimer

May 11, 2024

America’s largest consumer scuba expo since 1988 relocates to Los Angeles Convention Center on June 1 & 2
Complete the NZ Diver Survey and be in to win this fabulous Fijian getaway valued at nearly $10,000!
Diving Health

Go into a prize draw for a fabulous trip for two.

Dive Pacific

May 10, 2024

New Zealand Underwater Association, in conjunction with Reid Research have launched their New Zealand Diver Survey 2024
Too often we lose a diver while he (males are the predominant casualty) is collecting scallops.
Freediving

Outsmart one of the most dangerous forms of marine life

Dave Moran

May 9, 2024

Just one more, just one more, oh, there’s another heap just over there - just one more, one more!
Golden snapper are typically found in deeper reefs ranging far down into the mesopelagic to depths of over 400 metres.
Flora & Fauna

Species Focus- Golden Snapper

Paul Caiger

May 9, 2024

The golden snapper is not actually a snapper.
The Team at Diveplanit
Travel

Diveplanit Travel replaces travel&co in New Zealand

Dive Pacific

April 30, 2024

Diveplanit Travel has recently been appointed to manage travel plans for the dive travel portfolio of New Zealand travel agency travel&co.
Enjoying a coffee break while searching for rubbish at the Leigh Wharf and beach cleanup day.
Scuba

Leigh Wharf Cleanup 2024

Warrick Powrie

May 8, 2024

Thanks so much to Goat Island Dive and Snorkel for putting on a great day.
Imagine being lost from your dive boat. You and your buddy were headed down to a wreck in a bit of a current and at the last minute you let go of the down line and decide to surface. Drifting as you ascend, you make a precautionary safety stop at five metres. A few minutes later, on the surface, you can see the boat is now several hundred metres away.
Equipment

Reducing the guesswork.

Trevor Jackson

April 30, 2024

Using buoys to help find lost divers
Diver safety, case summaries, marine stings in remote locations
Diving Health

Marine Stings in Remote Locations

DAN World

May 7, 2024

DAN World Member shares her experience following a marine sting and provides advice to fellow divers to be cautious when diving, particularly in remote location
USCG cutter dropping depth charges
Technical

America’s Battle of the Atlantic

Joseph Frey

May 1, 2024

New mapping technology and a small manned submersible allow a team of scientists to 3D map a moment in history.
Events

Preview: The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show

Samantha Lin

April 7, 2024

Planning to come to The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show? Here's what you can expect
A decompression chamber- in most cases the best place you can be to treat decompression illness.
Diving Health

Incident Insights with DAN World

DAN World

April 30, 2024

A 50-year-old female advanced open-water diver performed a series of dives on air following two days of travel.
Fabrication of the frame was by local firm Global Stainless and frame picture wrapping by Zodiac Signs. Capital funding for the Marine Frame was by the Toi Foundation, supplemented by funding from the Hāwera Discretionary Fund. Engineering design and project management of the Marine Frame was by Project Reef.
Education & Training

South Taranaki's Marine Frame: A celebration of Marine Life

Project Reef South Taranaki

April 22, 2024

'Project Reef' run through the South Taranaki Underwater Club - 'Marine Frame' - enriching our connection with our local ocean and offshore reefs
We just wanted to bring our friends home.
Technical

Diving Into The Unknown.

Jill Heinerth

April 6, 2024

Friendship runs deep. A feature length documentary has been made about a group of Finnish cave divers and their mission to bring their dead friends home:
Swimming through the bridge of the wreck of American Tanker Zach Sesar, AMT Divers, Guam
Scuba

Guam’s wrecks, wreckage and pristine corals

Steve Small

April 6, 2024

Diving Micronesia has always been a dream of ours, and we quickly jumped on the opportunity to visit Guam, following an August trip to Japan.
Dugongs scratching themselves, and leopard sharks on the main mast. Every dive is an adventure.
Scuba

Vanuatu, premier dive destination for good reason

Dive Pacific

April 6, 2024

Vanuatu is widely regarded as one of the premier destinations for divers wanting to explore coral reefs and shipwrecks.
Locals are brought in to help manufacture the Biri-Buds
Environment

The building of artificial reefs

Richard Ewen

April 5, 2024

The first ever artificial underwater habitat in the Philippines will be a bench mark for Biri Initiative, an underwater park that will generate tourism.
NZ Elite Women vs Columbia at 2023 Worlds. Photo courtesy of CMAS
Underwater Hockey

Diverse Depths

Dive Pacific

April 3, 2024

An interview on all things Underwater Hockey with 30-year enthusiast, world-champ and coach, Benson Taylor Wolf
Over 100 million sharks are killed each year primarily for their fins and meat. A quarter of all shark species are heading towards extinction.
Flora & Fauna

The changing face of marine conservation

Kathryn Curzon

April 5, 2024

With the advent of social media it is easier now more than ever to experience marine conservation and make a difference to the health of the ocean.
Plastic is pushed onto our beaches in New Zealand. Image by Warrick Powrie
Environment

Plastics

Dive Pacific

April 5, 2024

Pouring down rivers into the world’s oceans
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New Zealand Posts

Events

NZUA congratulates the Dolphin Underwater Dive Club

Dolphin Underwater Dive Club celebrate 70th anniversary.

Environment

Jupiter has risen!

Back in 2015, during the annual Harbour Clean-Up, Rob spotted something underwater that he initially thought was a sunken ship’ buoy.

Scuba

NZ UNDERWATER HERITAGE GROUP INC.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE Saturday 2nd November 9.30 am – 4.30pm Sunday 3rd November 9.30 am- 12.00 pm

Environment

Mt Manganui Underwater Club Biosecurity

A Recent club meeting had Andy Wills teaching us more about Biosecurity in Bay of Plenty

Flora & Fauna

Species Focus

Estuarine Clingfish (Trachelochismus aestuarium)

Flora & Fauna

Diving the Local Marine Reserve in Nelson

Not many people realize that we have great diving opportunities so close to our doorstep in Nelson.

Freediving

Throwback Thursday

LegaSea Update; Ministerial discretion must stay

Events

NZ DOLPHIN UNDERWATER AND ADVENTURE CLUB TURNS 70

1954 – 2024 The longest running dive club in NZ

Snorkelling

Wakatobi is a snorkeler’s paradise

Wakatobi is a snorkeler and freediver’s dream. Our daily boat excursions offer access to breathtaking shallow reefs – a snorkeler’s paradise.

Environment

Jupiter has risen!

Back in 2015, during the annual Harbour Clean-Up, Rob spotted something underwater that he initially thought was a sunken ship’ buoy.

Scuba

NZ UNDERWATER HERITAGE GROUP INC.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE Saturday 2nd November 9.30 am – 4.30pm Sunday 3rd November 9.30 am- 12.00 pm

Travel

A wondrous new experience: fluoro diving

Experience an exclusive new dimension in diving and see corals in this totally new light! Fish suddenly speak and coral communicate through fluorescence.