Image & video gallery
Video gallery
Sinking the Waikato, November 25 2000.
The frigate ex HMNZS Waikato was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, 1966, and commissioned into the New Zealand Royal Navy the same year. At 113.4m long, 12.5m beam and a draft of 5.5m, she was the first of the Leander class frigates built for the navy. She had a top speed of 30 knots and was powered by twin steam turbine engines developing 30,000hp.
She was armed with twin 4.5 inch guns in the turret, two 20mm Orlikeon machine guns on the wings, a quad Seacat anti-aircraft missle launcher, six anti-submarine torpedo tubes, and a Wasp helicopter capable of dleiver depth charges.
She served the RNZ Navy until 1998. Finally sent to her resting place on November 25 2000 in a world record time of 2 minutes 40 seconds, she now rests in 28 metres of water and is the only purpose sunk frigate in the Southern Hemisphere with her turret and one propellor left on the ship.
Wreck diving
Diving the Tui and the Waikato - Five Years On.
The Tui and Waikato were sunk in 1999 and 2000 respectively. The amount of growth and fish life, combined with these purpose sunk dive wrecks, gives a fantastic dive, and the ultimate wreck training ground ten minutes off the Tutukaka Coast.
Poor Knights 2007
Bit of fish action from a few of our favourite sites…
CrystalCave, diving at the Poor Knights NZ
One of many little caves at the PoorKnights Islands, this one is unique due to the large fresh water voids in the back, once in the fresh water the vis drops to half a meter and we loose several degrees of temperature. You can see the haloclines in the freshwater chamber where the camera loses focus, this mixing of the salt and fresh plays tricks on your eyes 
Poor Knights Oct 2006
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Fiona - UkExcellent dive, both Dawn and Sam were very knowledgeable about the area and looked after us. As a novice diver it was much appreciated the care they took of us. Plus the diving was great!
