diving in New Zealand


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1. Travel Tip:

Diving in Kaikoura 5 stars

Nov 12, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

Kaikoura, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, is an idyllic spot - lazy, sunny, gloriously glorious in every way a glorious place can possibly be glorious. And it is a very good...

Tags for this Travel Tip: diving wildlife



2. Travel Tip:

Diving in Wellington 5 stars

Nov 12, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

The people who are lucky enough to live in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, will never go hungry. Not as long as they have a wetsuit, a pair of flippers, and an oxygen tank. Even if they...

Tags for this Travel Tip: diving food



3. Travel Tip:

Diving Around A Volcano 5 stars

Nov 6, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It seems a little crazy, but New Zealand's most active volcano is actually situated about 50 kilometres offshore. OK, so that isn't that crazy. What is crazy is that I was able to go diving in the...

Tags for this Travel Tip: diving volcanoes



4. Travel Tip:

Shag Point 5 stars

Sep 17, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

You simply can't drive past a signpost to a place with the name of Shag Point without going to check it out. It conjures up all sorts of visual images. Situated on the east coast of the South...

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5. Travel Tip:

Diving In Otago 5 stars

Sep 17, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

The water was cold, icy, and blue, and it held me in a tight embrace, like a huge wet tongue wrapped around my entire body. Bubbles of air floated through the strange half light of the underwater...

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6. Travel Tip:

Diving In Northland 5 stars

Sep 14, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

Warm water to dive in is wonderful, especially in New Zealand, where most of the water is cold enough to freeze the proverbials off a brass monkey. But it does bring with it one major problem -...

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Sep 11, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

The colours astounded me. Bright blues, yellows, oranges, and reds materialised in front of me, shimmering slightly, swaying and moving. Brighter than any colour I had ever seen before. The shapes...

Tags for this Travel Tip: fish diving



Sep 10, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

My depth metre read 20 metres, and through the murk a school of small fish spread out like bubbles. Their silver bodies reflected haphazardly in the little light that penetrated this depth. I...

Tags for this Travel Tip: fish diving



9. Travel Tip:

Diving Greenstone Bay 5 stars

Sep 10, 2007
Timsaunders
Globetrotter

The water was cold. Freezing. Even my full wetsuit and cap didn't keep out the icy tightness that suddenly constricted my lungs. My breathing became short and sharp, which meant that the regulator...

Tags for this Travel Tip: diving coral



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