The start of each new year sees our dive club head out on a great adventure – all the way to the centre of Wellington Harbour! Matiu-Somes Island has an interesting and varied history and is a predator free island with a variety of native flora and fauna making a comeback including Little Blue Penguins, Skinks & […]
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Club Dives
Spring is finally here and the dive club had a busy weekend with a variety of dive activities planned. Saturday morning saw us dive over at Whitireia Park with some new divers experiencing their first fun dive after completing their Open Water Course. The sun was shining as we entered in at the point and […]
Niue 2016
Each year the dive club aims to escape winter and heads overseas for some amazing diving. This year we headed over to the tiny island of Niue. Three and half hours northeast of Auckland, Niue is a rugged coral atoll with an amzing coastline with caves, chasms and lagoons to explore. The diving is fantastic with clear waters, […]
PADI Women’s Dive Day 2016
It may be the middle of winter but that didn’t stop our female club divers getting together and enjoying a dive at Mahanga Bay to celebrate this worldwide event. It was a lovely day with no wind (a shock to our system) and lots of sunshine […]
Adopting a Dive Site
Why adopt a dive site at all? This is Project AWARE’s latest campaign to tackle marine debris and track the amount of debris that enters a dive site over time. We have committed to dive at our adopted dive site every month for a year and submit data on the rubbish collected. We have selected […]
Coastguard Raft Race
Five years ago the team at Dive & Ski HQ decided that the Volunteer Wellington Coastguard deserved our support. They provide a great service to divers and others that love the ocean and spend a lot of time out on, in and under the water. Our biggest fundraising effort occurs in November when we run […]
Poor Knights 2016
The Poor Knights Islands are rated in the top 10 dive sites world wide and they definitely live up to their reputation. So it was with great excitement that a group of club divers headed north for a 4 day liveaboard adventure with Oceanblue. Our dive gear was set […]
Oriental Bay Beach & Underwater Clean Up
Every year we team up with Adventure Wellington to tackle the rubbish that collects at Oriental Bay, underwater and along the breakwaters. A team of 11 volunteers turned up to help including our Mayor, Celia Wade-Brown, who donned her snorkeling gear and jumped into help. The divers headed underwater […]
Matiu-Somes Island 2016
The dive club braved some misty conditions as they waited for the ferry across to Matiu-Somes Island for the first trip of 2016. Our annual underwater clean up between the wharves not only helps DoC and the environment but gives our divers a great excuse to explore a new dive site. […]
24 Hour Dive Challenge
We have recovered, repacked and have had time to reflect on the biggest dive event held in Wellington – The 24 Hour Dive Challenge! Now in its 4th year this event is designed to highlight the great work of the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard and to help raise funds to support their efforts. Held on […]