Dive Destination New Zealand: Mercury Bay – Coromandel
By Lee Czerniak. Images supplied by Dive Zone Whitianga. Whitianga on Mercury Bay is one of the most popular spots on the Coromandel Peninsular. Doubtless, the …
Further Comments on Dive Fatalities: A Matter of Perspective?
Why the Fatalities – Training? Or just plain Attitude? Or a bit of both? By Keith Cardwell, PhD. Diving is an adventure. Adventure often brings risks. And …
Trans-Tasman Team Freediving Competition (T3C)
By Shelley Gurney. From 4–6 August, the AUT Millennium National Aquatic Centre in Auckland, New Zealand hosted the inaugural Trans-Tasman Team Freediving …
Tawharanui – From Sea to Sky
By Paul Caiger. Imagine a piece of New Zealand coastal paradise where the native bush and all its terrestrial inhabitants are left to regenerate without the …
Dry (and Stealthy HECS) Winter Diving
By Dave Abbott. Images by Dave Abbott unless otherwise credited. (Cover image as well as above image by Sophie Roselt.) Not everyone can afford to head off …
Dive Destination New Zealand: Wellington – More Than Meets the Eye
Miramar Peninsular aerial. Image by Andrew Cooper, CC 3.0. By Lee Czerniak. Wellington is at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Legend has it …
Species Focus: Snake Eel (Ophisurus serpens)
By Paul Caiger. The snake eel or serpent eel is a curious-looking fish found worldwide; intermittently seen on the end of fishing hooks or washed ashore after …
Police National Dive Squad Present Their Findings
By Dave Moran, Editor. Bruce Adams, Senior Sergeant Officer in Charge Police National Dive Squad has been on the road in recent months delivering presentations …
Lessons in Luck
By Richard Taylor. Let’s be honest, diving has had a bit of a bad rap lately. We can’t really complain – after all, the recent number of fatalities …
Sounding out New Zealand’s Underwater World
By Paul Caiger. Jacques Cousteau’s celebrated 1950s book and documentary about the oceans was called the The Silent World. However, the underwater world is …