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Poor Knights Island NZ
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Located 23km off shore from Tutukaka harbour, this world class marine reserve has about 60 named dive sites suited for all levels of snorkelers and divers from newbies to seasoned technical divers. Dive sites range from 6 metres to 90 metres.
Subtropical species live here all year round in this kelp forest sharks, stingrays, moray eels, wrasses, nudibranchs. During the warmer months, more exotic creatures can be spotted.
Dive Activity
Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy-WaterFrame
19 Sightings
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3
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5
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4
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
6 Sightings
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6
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iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
4 Sightings
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4
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0
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0
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0
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
3 Sightings
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3
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AdobeStock/G Russel Childress
Great Hammerhead Shark
2 Sightings
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2
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
2 Sightings
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iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
16 Sightings
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4
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1
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4
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
13 Sightings
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5
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2
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0
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1
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1
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4
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
11 Sightings
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8
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
11 Sightings
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8
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
4 Sightings
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4
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0
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SSI-Peter-Schinck
Stonefish
2 Sightings
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2
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