Cycling on the Seabed? (Back in the Day!)
Abbreviated slightly from a report at the time by Keith Cardwell. The Spirit of New Zealand is still going strong. Please donate to this fantastic cause. In …
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Tara Returns with Startling New Data
Following a course from the Panama Canal to Japan (2016–2017), then from New Zealand to China (2017–2018), for two and half years the schooner Tara has …
Diving Fjordland!
The great Jacques Cousteau placed Fiordland in his Top 10 destinations for diving! We’ve had dive photo journalists rate it much higher with one recently …
The Sounds of Seaweed Synthesizing
A recent NIW study has shown how gas bubbles released by seaweeds during photosynthesis produce sounds which correlate to the amount of oxygen they release. Dr …
Treasure Tag Found on Northland Beach
While walking on Ninety Mile Beach in the far north of New Zealand recently Clare Veltman spotted an object on the sand shaped like a large fishing lure with …
Boatie to pay $17,500 after running over diver
The court has ordered an Auckland boatie to pay $17,500 in reparation after seriously injuring a diver who he ran over in the water. In July Carl Whiteman …
Sharkcage diving outlawed
The Court of Appeal has ruled shark cage diving is an offence under the Wildlife Act, a decision that has pleased paua divers in particular. The Paua Industry …
US Navy research adds warmth to wetsuits
To carry out missions in waters at temperatures less than 50°F (10°C) US Navy SEALs wanted a wetsuit with better thermal properties than those available at …
Tiger sharks shot dead after attacks in Australia
The reports of shark attacks off Australia’s Whitsunday Islands last month and the subsequent ‘revenge’ shootings of three Tiger sharks nearby are a …
Dive Zone best of the best diving in Bay of Islands, Whitianga & Tauranga
If you want the best of New Zealand diving, then look no further than what our three Dive Zone stores can offer. All three are family owned and operated. Each …