NZ Underwater News

Terms and Conditions for the 2024 NZ Diver's Survey Competition. Incudes details of the Fiji holiday prize, the survey promotor, relevant dates and more.

The New Zealand Underwater Association is pleased to announce an expansion of its Dive Pacific digital offering.

Important notice to divers: There are restrictions on some water activities in parts of Great Barrier Island to prevent the spread of an invasive non-native seaweed that’s been found there.

On the 3rd of July 2021, the NZUA hosts its 68 Annual General Meeeting

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from NZUA

Survive the Dive online training and certificate platform launched for all New Zealand divers.

The catfish cull at Lake Taupo will be a major spearfishing event this summer

NZUA's gift to you: the Dec/Jan issue of Dive Pacific magazine

Has it been a while since you've had a chance to get underwater? Use this checklist before you get in the water to help keep you safe.

The New Zealand Underwater Association is delighted to announce that NZUA is now the proud new owners of Dive Pacific, New Zealand’s Dive Magazine. NZUA has been in the business of representing New Zealand’s divers for 67 years – this latest move is another step to advance our work. 

Congratulations to 2020 Kelly Tarlton Recognition Award recipient, Ewan Stevenson

Experiencing Marine Reserves is a national programme of experiential learning about marine conservation and they're running some great snorkel days this summer

October was a big month for New Zealand underwater hockey, with the U18 Interzone Championship and the 2020 New Zealand Interclub Championships taking place.

The 2020 NZ Open Spearfishing Championships took place on Labour weekend and were a great test of the fitness, free diving depth, hunting skills, and local knowledge of competitors

Global dive has a variety of trips and training coming up including refresher courses and liveaboards!

The National Rock Lobster Management Group (NRLMG) is seeking feedback on changes to minimum legal size limits in CRA3 to present to MPI. They hope new limits will make it fairer for everyone.

Experiencing Marine Reserves have volunteer training on the 10th of October and their annual fundraiser quiz night on the 22nd that you don't want to miss out on!

Experiencing Marine Reserves are looking for volunteers to help out with the upcoming summer season in Auckland and tickets for the annual EMR fundraiser quiz held in New Plymouth are now for sale!

A number of fisheries management submissions of interest to divers are currently in process.

From 1 July 2020, new measures are applied to recreational fishers in the CRA 2 (Hauraki Gulf/Bay of Plenty) and CRA 5 (Canterbury/Marlborough) spiny rock lobster fisheries.