With some amazing diving from December, and a cracker of a summer ahead in 2016, you really shouldn’t put it off any more! Get amongst it. The Poor Knights Islands are incredible.
Tutukaka & Poor Knights Diving
The Poor Knights marine reserve and HMS Tui/HMS Waikato wrecks are dive destinations off the Tutukaka Coast. Dive boats depart daily and with 100′s of sites to choose from the options are extensive. Several dive companies operate from Tutukaka Marina. Either hire full gear or just the equipment that you need on the day. PADI Dive courses, refresher dives and underwater photography are all available.
Campbell Live Reports on the Poor Knights
Tale of two waterways: How pristine is our water? When French explorer Jacques Cousteau named the Poor Knights Islands as one of the top 10 dive sites in the world, he helped spark a global love affair with the rocky Northland islands. The Knights now attract tens of thousands of divers every year, who come Read More…
Winter Wonderland – Without the Snow.
The Poor Knights is renown for its temperate water diving, that means it is not as tropical as the tropics, but certainly not as cold as you think either. The water has a nice balance in between, and the clarity is extra-ordinarily clear. Hobbits and snowy Middle Earth mountain passes are down the other end Read More…
Dive! Tutukaka
Dive! Tutukaka is New Zealand’s premier full-service dive charter operator, servicing the Poor Knights Islands; “the best-sub-tropical-diving in the world”. Our friendly team will tailor the day to suit you; you won’t be out of your depth, and neither will you be frustrated. With purpose-built dive boats that take you to a site that matches Read More…
Autumn and Winter Diving
The visibility is outstanding, and the seals are playful! Our winter colony of seals has already returned, and these playful puppies of the water world are certainly interactive. With waters still warmish at 18-19 degrees, and the visibility up in the 25 plus metre range, we certainly have boats going every day still, and the Read More…
The Water is Still Warm!
Diving is still a very comfortable 20-21 degrees out at the Poor Knights Islands, and along the Tutukaka Coast, and with visibility of up to 25 plus metres, this summer sure looks like stretching out. Local weather reports and updates feature regularly here and a round up of the last couple of months is online Read More…
