The Bay of Islands is the home to some of the most spectacular diving in New Zealand. It has a colourful mixture of tropical and temperate marine species, some hard but mainly soft corals and sponges, pelagic fish,colourful reef fish and invertebrates.

A diverse bottom topography of volcanic reefs, boulders and lava flows to huge drop-offs, pinnacles, canyons, tunnels, caves, caverns and swim through allow for some exciting yet safe diving.

There are hundreds of dive sites with depths ranging from 5 to 35 meters with a visibility of 10 to 30 meters. Paihia Dive's charters cater for a wide range of diving experience. Experienced qualified Divemasters lead all underwater tours. Our 40 foot launch the Pacific Star will take you to your dive sites with comfort and speed, The Pacific Star can accommodate up to 15 divers and is also available for sole charters.

Website: nzinfo.com/diving/index.htm