flowerdiver
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I'm heading to New Zealand in February. This will be a sight-seeing and visiting friends trip, and I would like to fit in some diving. I only have 3 weeks in NZ and plan to stick to the North Island. I will be a few days in/around Auckland, Waiheke Island, Northland, then drive down to Wellington (sight-seeing along the way) for the remainder of the trip (I know several people in Welly).
I already have a few ideas (Poor Knights, Cavalli Islands), but would like to know about diving opportunities further north, as well as in Waiheke Island (since I'm spending a couple of days there). But, I'm particularly interested in finding out about White Island, which seems like a very unique dive spot (I read about it in a dive magazine a few years ago), but I can't seem to find much information on-line...
Also any local, not-terribly-touristy spots (ie. hidden gems) always appeal to me - hey, most of my dives are in a cold, murky, mud-bottomed lake with very little plant and fish life, so anything with clear viz and temps above 15C is an improvement.
I expect to be travelling by myself, so need to either find local, or join already organized groups/charters. So please also consider this a request for buddies. I'm a PADI Rescue diver with close to 600 logged dives, mostly cold-water. I will have my own gear, except tanks and weights.
Cheers
I already have a few ideas (Poor Knights, Cavalli Islands), but would like to know about diving opportunities further north, as well as in Waiheke Island (since I'm spending a couple of days there). But, I'm particularly interested in finding out about White Island, which seems like a very unique dive spot (I read about it in a dive magazine a few years ago), but I can't seem to find much information on-line...
Also any local, not-terribly-touristy spots (ie. hidden gems) always appeal to me - hey, most of my dives are in a cold, murky, mud-bottomed lake with very little plant and fish life, so anything with clear viz and temps above 15C is an improvement.
I expect to be travelling by myself, so need to either find local, or join already organized groups/charters. So please also consider this a request for buddies. I'm a PADI Rescue diver with close to 600 logged dives, mostly cold-water. I will have my own gear, except tanks and weights.
Cheers