Taupo Drift dive trip. Dipsi 1 Hijacked Dipsi 2 Taupo trip. It was a great opportunity for the two groups to bond and dive together. Day one: Driving down and snorkeling the Waikato River from Cherry Island to Reids Farm with a stop at the natural hot springs and an epic jump near […]
Dive Trips
Rainbow warrior dive with Auckland scuba Autumn 2018
Rainbow warrior dive with Auckland scuba Autumn 2018 All aboard the Whakaari express Tanks stacked, gear stowed, final checks and ropes away Through the fog we steamed passing ships in the shadows, an adventure awaits us, the warrior once afloat her worries now no more. Tied off to the buoy we […]
PADI Advanced Open Water – Poor Knights
Whakaari Express at the Poor Knights The forecast was looking good to do our PADI Advanced Open Water course at the Poor Knights Islands over two days in a weekend mid May. I had dived at the Knights two times previously and was really looking forward to getting back to one of New Zealand’s most […]
Rescue for Instructors… Rescue Masters of the Universe
The Rescue diver course is an extremely popular and rewarding programme offered by PADI. Because of this, potential instructors need to be masters in all rescue skills, Especially the Rescue exercise 7. Rescue exercise 7 is widely regarded as one of the most important individual skills in the entire IDC and DIPSI program. We first […]
White Island
On the 3/4th October we headed down south for one of our special trips, the first ever time the diploma course had been taken out to White Island. We had all heard amazing things about previous trips Auckland Scuba had run to White Island so we were all super excited. We were going to dive […]
Callum’s Cavalli Experience
The Cavalli Experience What can I say about the Cavalli Islands? Its hidden reefs and protruding pinnacles are truly a sight to behold. The Cavalli Islands are teeming with all sorts of aquatic life. On the first day of our trip we set out to the Cavalli Islands where our first stop was the rainbow […]
Mid-winter Fiji Trip
We escaped the NZ winter yet again on our annual Fiji trip to dive the warm clear waters of the Bligh Straits. The diving was up to its usual high standards and did not disappoint. Highlights being a Leopard Shark, turtles, scorpion leaf fish and the swarming red and purple anthias on the colourful soft […]
Rainbow Warrior and Cavalli Islands
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 […]
Dolphins and Seals at the Poor Knights
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 […]
Diving Sail Rock and Taranga Island
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 […]