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Blue MaoMao Arch
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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.
You can expect to see: countless Blue Maomao, hundreds of demoiselles, Wrasse, Kingfish, Inquisitive Snapper, and a seemingly endless amount of other fishes.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
28 Sightings
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8
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
17 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25
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Eagle Ray
8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
51 Sightings
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8
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7
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8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
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Scorpionfish
29 Sightings
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4
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6
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
28 Sightings
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5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
21 Sightings
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2
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
11 Sightings
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5
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
9 Sightings
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1
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4
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish
9 Sightings
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-Hoatzinexp
Jackfish
5 Sightings
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1
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
5 Sightings
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5
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
3 Sightings
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2
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 30
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Stonefish
3 Sightings
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