NEW ZEALAND DIVING
0910 Warkworth
NZL
LEARN FROM THE BEST. OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST CERTIFIED & EXPERIENCED IN NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand Diving offers training for all divers, whether you are a complete beginner or interested in deep, cave or any kind of technical diving. Our instructors are fully trained in all the courses we offer and can offer tailor programs to suit your requirements. Our centre is fully equipped and staffed by friendly, professional instructors who are eager to pass their knowledge & experience onto you. Why not Try a Dive experience, or take diving lessons with our dive centre in Warkworth.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE New Zealand Diving is proud to be recreational & technical training centre here on the Hauraki Gulf. This combination provides us with a unique blend of dive courses from all of our agencies with certifications that we are confident will fulfill everyone’s needs. At New Zealand Diving we offer a comprehensive range of dive courses for both the sports and technical diver. For those who are just starting their adventure into diving to those who want to continue onto the next step to discover what diving is truly about. Our selection of courses take you from open water all the way through to instructor programs. New Zealand Diving offers a number of internships dive courses for anyone wishing to become a divemaster or instructor. Our technical courses cater for nitrox and trimix mix gases and decompression diving training. If you want to learn advance wreck & cave diving or even rebreather courses we will have something for you at New Zealand Diving.
JOIN US FOR A DIVE! Our high speed dive boat is waiting to take you off to one of the many destinations we cover around New Zealand. Regular charters are available with the option of full rental gear hire. Need a buddy - not a problem! Our divemasters are all keen to go diving with you and more than happy to guide you around. Situated in the Hauraki Gulf we have frequent trips heading to destinations such as Little Barrier, Great Barrier & Hen Islands. Wit two marine reserves around us, there is no shortage of fish life too! Check our website to see some of the spectacular trips we offer, such as shipwrecks of even Hammerhead encounters. No matter what time of year, something is happening and we are ready to go. Full gear hire is available from top to toe, including computers. Technical dive gear is also available for hire including twin bladder wings, manifolded twin sets and stage cylinders.
ONLY THE BEST BRANDS We are stockiest's for the best quality brands only, if we wouldn't use it ourselves then we don't sell it! You can rest assured that the items we sell are of top quality and fit for the purpose of diving. Brands such as Mares, Scubapro, Beuchat & Tusa to name a few are available for you to try. We also supply a full range of technical dive gear too, including those hard to find accessories. Full servicing and hydro testing is available for most brands, quotations are available on request. All our work is guaranteed and only undertaken by trained certified professionals. NITROX is available in-house with standard 32% & 100% stored and any other mix available on request.
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★★★★★ HMNZS Canterbury (Wreck)
The HMNZS Canterbury was decommissioned at the end of March 2005 and was scuttled on 3 November 2007 at Deep Water Cove in the Bay of Islands, making for a great artificial reef wreck dive.
★★★★★ Rainbow Warrior
10 minutes by boat from Matuari Bay at GPS co-ordinates are: 34º58.50’ S, 173º56.10’ E in the Cavalli Islands at 26m on the sand sits the ex Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior. Now a stunning artificial reef.
★★★★★ Northern Arch
Northern Arch is a renowned site that often has large pelagic species and current. The Arch is deep and bottoms out at over 36m, there is interesting structure on either side of the Arch and the Northern side of the Arch keeps sloping away down to 50m+.
★★★★★ Middle Arch
Middle Arch is one of the best sites for diving at the Poor Knights. The Arch bottoms out at 18m and slopes down to 30m+ on both the North and South ends of the Arch. There is also an interesting cave with an air pocket near the Southwestern entrance to the Arch.
★★★★☆ Magic Wall
A very colourful wall dive. A short distance from Blue Mao Mao Arch on the opposite side of the Labrid Channel and in good conditions with no current, both sites could be seen on the same dive for divers good on their gas consumption and navigation. The walls maximum depth is around 20m.
★★★★☆ HMNZS Waikato wreck
The HMNZS Waikato is 113.4m long, 12.5m beam and a draft of 5.5m she was the first of the Leander class frigates built for the NZ navy in 1966. Decommissioned in 1988 and sunk in late 2000. The HMNZS Waikato rests in two pieces leaning on it’s side in water 28m deep
★★★★☆ Nursery Cove & The Labyrinth
Easy shallow dive in a sheltered bay. Lots of rocks around the edges of this bay. The deepest area is the sand line at 18m at the entrance. Go around the southern point to “The Labyrinth“ and find the swim throughs there.
★★★★☆ Cave Bay
This is a great site with depth ranges to suit all ability of diver, from beginner to tech and all the levels in between. Big boulders, kelpy and depth if you look for it. Eastward side of the Poor Knights Islands which doesn’t great visited as often as we would like due to the easterly sea conditions.
★★★★★ Blue MaoMao Arch
Blue Maomao Arch is known as one of the best dive sites in New Zealand, and possibly the world. The arch is best dived later in the day with the afternoon sun illuminating the site. The Arch itself is at most 15m deep, however, the depth drops to 20m+ at the eastern end.
★★★★★ Cleanerfish Bay
A great shallow bottomed bay with a wraparound wall leading to a small cave and a boulder strewn slope leading to deeper depths for those who are qualified. Massive boulders hide crays and scorpionfish while there is a small cave around the point popular with stingrays.
★★★★☆ Maomao Arch
This arch takes a diver from the western side of the island to the eastern side. Walls outside the arch reach depth of 30m, while the inside of the arch shallows up to just 5m. On the eastern side to the right there is a group of large boulders and a small cave at around 20m.
★★★★★ Matts Crack
An iconic site for photographers due to the blue glow producing an awesome silhouette shots. The crack is about 60m long and at the open end, is about 15m deep. It is open to the surface the whole length of the crack and approx 10m wide at the opening, narrowing to 3m wide.
★★★★☆ Brady’s Corner (Shark Fin Cave)
Typical New Zealand Reefs. Steep drops offs and lots of boulders to look at. Good for beginner as it has shallow parts and is sheltered. Steep drops off go to 40 meters.
★★★★☆ The Gardens
Mixture of boulder and sandy patches at this consistently shallow site. The depth at the back of the bay is an easy 5-10m. The bay plateaus at around 10-15m for about 500m out from the wall. Around the wall at the back of the bay are a number of cracks and archways to go exploring in. Shark fin cave is beauty!
★★★★☆ Taravana Cave
A wall dive to 30m + on the outside of the cave leading to Mao Mao Arch. The cave mouth is large and at the sand line. Only qualified cave divers should enter beyond the light zone. Inside the cave mouth is covered in very cool growth. Outside is a great place to look for nudibranchs and Splendid Perch.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:30 - 13:00 |
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:30 - 13:00 |