Stingray aggregation returns to the Poor Knights
This summer has seen the return of the famous Northern Arch stingray aggregation at the Poor Knights Islands, a spectacular occurrence that has seen divers …
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Freediving depth champs celebrate with records, and inclusive community
People say freediving is about inward power, discipline and control, and this was acutely evident at Lake Taupo during the 2018 Freediving New Zealand Depth …
Christmas Island: A gift that keeps on giving
Your first sight of Christmas Island will likely be from the plane – steep volcanic slopes bedecked with lush green foliage rising from a turquoise sea. …
Fiji’s amazing dive resorts
Last month I was lucky to be invited to sample seven resorts in a wonderful whirlwind tour of diving and resort living. Our group of 11 from New Zealand, …
Diving beneath Antarctic ice
Scientists from the University of Waikato and University of Canterbury and researchers from the Korean Polar Research Institute returned recently from seven …
The dark side of Niue
Paradise has a dark side. A foreboding underbelly in stark contrast to the sunny scenes you expect in the South Pacific. These desolate, hidden corners attract …
Divers should lead – Jean-Michel Cousteau
There is no community more ready to take on ocean challenges ahead than divers. Diving is transformative. It takes us from being land animals tied to the Earth …
Spearfishing champs a big success
The Honda Marine 2018 National Spearfishing Championships held at Tryphena on Great Barrier Island for the first time was very successful. Forty pairs of …
Report on the Solomons Dive Festival 2017
We’re tearing across the bay in a freshening breeze, 20 of us in our tropical finery, dressed to the nines for the closing cocktail hour on board the …
Poor Knights: Rich days of wonder
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, enjoying …