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Dive
HQ BAY OF ISLANDS is the far north’s premier dive shop and
it’s our great pleasure to show you all the wonders of this
beautiful part of Aotearoa New Zealand.
We
offer trips to the spectacular Rainbow warrior - the jewel of the
north - aboard our boat “Lucky Thing”, which only takes
25 minutes to reach the dive site. Whether you want to explore and
enjoy the wonders of the underwater world for the first time or
you want to launch an exciting career in the dive industry, we will
help you realise those dreams with our experienced instructors offering
quality P.A.D.I and NZQA courses.
We
also have great in store deals on quality dive gear, Kayaks, fishing
and surfing gear.
Dive
the Rainbow Warrior, one of New Zealand’s premiere wreck
dives;
The
Rainbow Warrior was Greenpeace’s flagship on its way to protest
France’s nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll when it was sunk
by French saboteurs on July 10, 1985, in Auckland Harbour. Three
years after the bombing Greenpeace gifted the Warrior to the sea
and she now lies as an artificial reef in the Cavalli Island group,
a refuge for the marine life she was sunk trying to protect.
At
a max depth of 27m the Warrior is now home to a huge variety of
aquatic life and is a world renowned dive site.
The
Warrior is an amazing dive and truly is the ‘Jewel of the North’.
“When
man has destroyed the world through his greed, the Warriors of the
Rainbow will arise to save it again”.
HMNZS
Canterbury
Former HMNZS Canterbury lies in Deepwater cove at the entrance to
the Bay of Islands. 114 meters long she lies in one of the most
stunning and sheltered locations in the Bay. Accessible almost every
day,a trip to Deepwater Cove will take you through the heart of
the Bay of Islands. Kelly Weeds (Owner) spend hundreds of hours
purchasing and helping to sink the Canterbury. Paihia Dive HQ is
an official operator on a Canterbury trip.
Dive
Courses -
-
Open Water
- Advanced
Open Water
- Specialities
- Rescue
Diver
- Divemaster
- OWSI
- Foundation
course
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