Taurikura

★★★☆☆ (81)

30 Minutes from Dive Now, Whangarei. One of our popular shallow training sites for Open Water courses. A shallow site, but busy with boat traffic.

Octopus, small snapper, flounder, stingrays, sea hares can be seen along with the invasive mediterranean fanworm.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

12 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000

Crab

Crab

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 2

Mako Shark

Mako Shark

1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80

Mullet

Mullet

1 Sightings
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