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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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Diving in the Zen Zone
Judy Ormandy
September 7, 2024
Wrecksploration on the Zenobia
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Have you ever thought about creating an article?
Warrick Powrie
May 30, 2024
With Dive Pacific self publishing feature you can
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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
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Leigh Wharf Cleanup 2024
Warrick Powrie
May 8, 2024
Thanks so much to Goat Island Dive and Snorkel for putting on a great day.
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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.
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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.
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Diving Fiji from soft coral wonderland to shark-central
DivePlanit travel
March 19, 2024
Fiji’s 333 islands support over 300 species of corals and more than 1500 species of fish, they are also circled by three of the world’s largest barrier reefs.
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Diving Inside & Beneath the Hole in the Rock
Craig Johnston
March 19, 2024
Spectacular diving in the caves and arches of Cape Brett
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In Wakatobi, fine dining comes standard.
Wakatobi Resort
March 19, 2024
Our food is varied, fresh and prepared and served with love.
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THE ILOVIC ROMAN SHIPWRECK
Keith Gordon
March 19, 2024
New Zealand UnderWater Heritage Group Members travel to Croatia to participate in an archaeological project.
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DIVING DUMAGUETE, PHILIPPINES
Peter Wheeler
March 10, 2024
3 flights got me from a chilly Christchurch to a tropical Dumaguete. Flying via Sydney, with an overnight stop in bustling Manila.
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Bigeyes Lair & Keyhole Cave
Craig Johnston
March 5, 2024
Spectacular diving in the caves and arches of Cape Brett
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Winter diving at Rakiura
Gilbert Peterson
March 3, 2024
A mid-winter excursion to Rakiura, Stewart Island really is doable - and popping the reasons you might not want to...
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Vanuatu's Subaquatic Saga
Michael Symons, Vanuatu Tourism Office
February 7, 2024
In the heart of the South Pacific Ocean lies a paradise for scuba divers like no other – Vanuatu.
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Starting the Year Off Right at Wakatobi
Wakatobi Resort
March 3, 2024
While our underwater realm is magnificent, there are equally memorable experiences awaiting you above the waves.
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Bunaken Bonanza
Lisa Collins
February 19, 2024
In the heart of Bunaken National Marine Park off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia lies a small tropical island.
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Spectacular diving in the caves and arches of Cape Brett
Craig Johnston
February 19, 2024
Part I of a three part series diving near the Hole in the Rock in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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A sublime Pelagian pilgrimage
Walt Stearns
February 19, 2024
High style diving aboard the Pelagian reveals the never-ending riches of Indonesia’s underwater realms
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1000 km east of Bali Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia
Wakatobi Resort
February 15, 2024
Wakatobi is an award-winning luxury dive resort in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia where guests enjoy a level of service, remoteness and tranquility.
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Diving into the Deep
Renee Taylor
February 12, 2024
Join us for a kōrero with commercial diver Julian Hansford, discussing his journey and personal experiences, and learn about one potential pathway.
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NIUE
Hayden Porter
February 12, 2024
A Gem for Ocean Enthusiasts
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Beetle becomes home to fish in its second life
Jun Lao
January 18, 2024
Around 2014 I spent a lot of time in Anilao Batangas, Philippines.
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Diving WWII wrecks in the Solomon Islands
Andrew Trahair
January 11, 2024
The Solomon Islands is just three hours’ flight from Australia
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Ashmore Reef... you ravishing BEAST!
Trevor Jackson
January 10, 2024
Mike Ball's first Ashmore Reef dive: Innovative scouting, world-class sites, and anticipation of future explorations.
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Giant Cuttlefish Encounter
Warrick Powrie
January 10, 2024
Join Warrick Powrie on a remarkable journey to Adelaide's Whyalla in South Australia, to discover the captivating world of Australian Giant Cuttlefish.
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New Zealand's Dive Community DIVE PACIFIC.
Warrick Powrie
December 14, 2023
DIVE Pacific Magazine is out now, join up to get a copy for Christmas.
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Finished with Engines
Craig Evans
December 5, 2023
The SS Yongala tragically sinks in a 1911 cyclone, its journey echoed in a salvaged steamship telegraph.
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Mishaps of Maldives
DAN World
December 11, 2023
Several minutes after surfacing from the second dive on Day 2, the diver experienced numbness and tingling on the right side of her body.
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Triton Bay – Temple of Paradise
Dr Mark Erdmann
December 3, 2023
"If Raja Ampat is paradise, Triton Bay is the temple of paradise"
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The Agincourt Reef's one day wonder
Nigel Marsh
November 16, 2023
The coral gardens all around me were some of the best I had seen in over thirty years diving the Great Barrier Reef.
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A healthy alternative to Black Friday shopping insanity
Gil Zeimer
November 15, 2023
Join Us 24th November to Celebrate "Blue Friday": “Don’t Shop. Dive.”
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Warm Memories of Hypothermia
Gil Zeimer
November 6, 2023
Three tanks. One boat. One day. 11 Celsius. These were the last dives I ever took in cold Northern California waters.
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A diving pioneer - We compare with today's training and tech
Dive Pacific
October 23, 2023
Back in the 1940s, it was all about diving for adventure as they developed diving gear in the post-WWII years.
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MV Rena Wreck - Plan your dive
Dave Moran
October 19, 2023
The kelp swayed in the current like a Tahitian maiden seducing the tourists. It was all rather hypnotic as schools of fish danced to the ocean movement.
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Hot tips - Buoyancy Control
Goat Island Dive and Snorkel
October 19, 2023
Three top tips for getting your buoyancy just right.
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Norway's best wreck - Gulan, In a Class of its Own
Christian Skauge
October 10, 2023
Cold water diving will never be the same after you visit Gulen, just north of Bergen on the Norwegian west coast.
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William Bligh’s Wananavu
Eric Simmons
August 21, 2023
Wananavu (Fijian) adj. Awesome, breathtaking, overwhelming, wonderful.
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Antarctic diving - first impressions
Pete Notman
August 8, 2023
I had done a little ‘pre-Antarctic’ conditioning by standing around in a -20°C walk-in freezer. Would it be enough?
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Turtles and other treasures of Heron Island
Nigel Marsh and Helen Rose
July 27, 2023
Turtles are what first attracted people to Heron Island in Australia, and they still do today.
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The Star of Russia
Lee Czerniak
July 20, 2023
The Grand Old Lady - One of the most amazing wreck dives in Vanuatu is right in Port Vila.
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Dive travel tips: how to choose a destination
Lee Czerniak
July 24, 2023
One of Dive Pacific's most travelled contributors, Lee Czerniak, shares his concise thought process of selecting a destination.
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On a high in Guadalupe
Lee Findlay
June 27, 2023
On the ‘to do’ list for over a decade, finally, after 16 hours on planes, three hours on a bus and a 20-hour crossing by boat, I was there!
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Diving the Bismarck Sea
Quentin Bennett
June 27, 2023
“Hi Alan, I’m back for more!” were my words to Alan Raabe, skipper and renowned figure in the dive world, welcoming me back aboard his FeBrina.
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Decompression illness symptoms not to ignore after diving
DAN
June 9, 2023
Each year DAN receives thousands of calls, many with these symptoms potentially heralding the occurrence of Decompression Illness (DCI) in a diver.
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Santo - Much more than the Coolidge
Nigel Marsh and Helen Rose
June 9, 2023
The SS President Coolidge is rated as one of the best wreck dives in the world, but there is much more to Santo than this enormous shipwreck.
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Malapascua Island - no one trick pony
Nigel Marsh and Helen Rose
June 7, 2023
Malapascua Island is the best place in the world to see pelagic thresher sharks.
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Ten top world SCUBA dive locations - outside of New Zealand!
Jeff Strang
May 30, 2023
Keen to flesh out the 'must dive' destinations list? Here's 10 diverse dive spots we reckon you should definitely consider!
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When the stars align on the SS Yongala
Nigel Marsh and Helen Rose
May 29, 2023
The SS Yongala is rated as one of the best dive sites in the world. The Australian shipwreck homes more marine life than anywhere else on the planet.
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Hypoxia study - SCUBA volunteers needed
Dive Pacific
May 23, 2023
Healthy volunteers are needed for an hypoxia exposure study by the University of Auckland.
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Cave diving Otago - with adrenaline
Tom Crips
May 22, 2023
Ahead of me the darkness looms, drawing me ever deeper into the watery void. My reel slowly spins in my hand as I let the line fall gently into position.
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Diving Talks 3rd Edition will be in Lisbon
Dive Pacific
April 27, 2023
Dive Talks is back - Portugal 2023 International diving show
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From Rust to Rock
Pete Mesley
March 28, 2023
Journey of a Wreck Fanatic getting into Cave Diving
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Four big questions answered for women who Scuba
Dive Pacific
December 15, 2022
We address four frequently asked questions by women getting into scuba diving.
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An unforgettable day Vanuatu's Lamen Bay
Anne Simonds
November 20, 2022
Where to begin describing a two-month trip, exploring virgin dive sites and seeing sights Vanuatu? We'll start with the island of Epi.
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Dive destination Mooloolaba, and the HMAS Brisbane
Dave Moran
November 8, 2022
Was that a massive tail? Or was I mistaken or hallucinating in the subdued darkness within HMAS Brisbane’s belly.
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Discovering new depths in cave diving, New Zealand
Bruce Clulow
October 9, 2022
A small group of super adventurous divers are mapping ever more of New Zealand’s underground cave systems, exploring where no one has gone before.
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Diving the HMNZS Moa: A submarine killer
Peter Fields
October 4, 2022
Moa was one of three bird class corvettes built for the New Zealand Navy in Scotland in 1939/41
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Dive accident insights: Decompression Illness
DAN
September 7, 2022
Overview of a Decompression Illness incident courtesy of DAN - the Divers Alert Network
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SCUBA: Breathing performance underwater
Simon Mitchell
August 25, 2022
The four most important factors that contribute to breathing performance underwater.
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VW Beetle becomes fish home in second life
Juan Lao
August 18, 2022
I asked the guest divers if they would like to look for the sunken Beetle. The answer? A resounding chorus of "yes!"
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Northland sea caves waiting to be explored
Jamie Obern
August 10, 2022
Compared to my home in England, New Zealand diving still offers many untouched places left to discover, and locations people rarely visit.
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After Covid, when is it safe to go back in the water?
Dive Pacific
May 30, 2022
What you need to know: The latest medical advice on how Covid-19 affects divers and what precautions you need to take
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The Canterbury anemone spawn revisited
Warrick Powrie
March 28, 2022
One dive everyone needs to make is to dive on the Canterbury
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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.
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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.