Congratulations to Nick on completing his Hollis Explorer SCR rebreather crossover course. Nick is already a PADI Advanced Rebreather instructor on the Poseiden Rebreather, and no doubt you will see him out and about with this white Hollis unit on his back clocking up hours towards his instructor rating on yet another rebreather…soon to be […]
Worksafe NZ issued the following “Cylinder Alert Notice” to the industry in December 2016, highlighting worldwide issues with certain cylinders in current circulation: As a result New Zealand Underwater issued the following letter to all associated Cylinder Testing and Cylinder filling facilities: Therefore, Auckland Scuba is no longer able to test or fill cylinders that […]
We spent yesterday in the pool putting Nick, Doyle, Thomas and Mike through the paces during the confined water training session of their PADI Tec Sidemount course. This is the first step working towards their PADI Sidemount Instructor ratings. Sidemount diving originated from cave diving, where divers often needed to squeeze through small spaces and […]
Our 2016 Diploma in Professional Scuba Diving Instruction students experienced their first wreck dive on the Rainbow Warrior this month. Followed by some stunning dives on the nearby Cavalli Island reefs. A big thanks to Carlos, a Whangaroa local, for showing us a couple of great new dive sites. We are ENROLLING NOW for our […]
A great 4 days diving at the Poor knights. Our tertiary instructor candidates made were escorted to the Poor Knights by a huge pod of 100s of Spinner Dolphins. Over the weekend we made it to Sugarloaf and the Pinnacles dives sites, 2 of our favourites, and were lucky enough to be in the water […]
Do you want to become a Scuba Instructor? Are you looking for a change in Career? Do you have an interest in the outdoors and meeting new people? Are you looking for a fun and exciting course option for 2016? If so, our February 2016 full-time Diploma in Professional Scuba Instruction starts SOON and could […]
It was an awesome day out on the Hauraki Gulf today as we headed out to Sail Rock and Taranga Island, in the Hen and Chicks, for a couple of great dives. It was a quick 45 minute journey up from Omaha in calm seas, and we took shelter from the ocean swells on the […]
Get into your Personal Dive Equipment (PDE) with one of TWO great deals from Pinnacle including Wetsuit, Hood, Gloves, Booties, Mask, Fins and Snorkel…ALL from only $499. Or upgrade to the Advanced PDE from $899. Drop by the store to check out these and many more great deals for XMAS.
Our new dive boat, Whakaari Express, made 3 trips to the Poor Knights Islands this month. As Whakaari Express cruises at 50km we made it out to the Islands in 20 minutes from Tutukaka Marine. That left us plenty of time to dive, tikky tour around the islands and get back to the marine by […]
We have a number of great package deals on Oceanic BCDs and Regulators running this Summer. Get into a solid start up package with various upgrades available – ie. dive computer, balanced and environmentally sealed regulator, integrated weight pockets, compass and more. Or take advantage of our great deals and get into a top of […]