May 01
There are approximately 86 species of goatfish belonging to the Mullidae family and they are distributed throughout six different genera. In NZ only 3 species are found, the blackspot goat fish, the bar-tailed goatfish and then the NZ Goatfish otherwise known as Upeneichthys lineatus or Red Mullet which is the species we will focus on. …
Mar 20
A 2m SE swell forced us to take shelter in the Tawharanui Marine Reserve for a days diving. Congratulations to Jenny on completing her Nitrox course, and Graham for completing the last 2 dives of his Hollis Explorer rebreather course. In the afternoon we headed back out with 7 open water students to complete the …
Sep 09
Congratulations to Rob, Kate and Jacob on completing their Open Water Diver Course. Doyle, Lisa and Justin joined us to rack up a few more dives towards their dive master courses. The weather turned out to be great (even though the forecast was a little dodgy)…the sun was shining, sea calm and visability a good …
Mar 29
Last Friday Aaron gathered his group of Open Water students for their final 2 dives on the course at Mathessons Bay. They set up their gear on the shore and loaded it on to the boat. From there they we all headed around to the Outpost to for the dives. They completed their skills successfully …
Dec 09
Happy campers on the boat at Mathessons Bay on Sunday. Congratulations to Dale, Nick, Mike, Whiti, Alex, Gavin, Daniel and Carter on completing your PADI Open Water course. A big thanks to Grant Hanly and Patrick Ruddy for getting them through safely.