NZ Underwater News

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from NZUA

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

Project Reef Life installs 7 new art pieces in Pātea and their Mark II insitu camera captures some exciting marine life.

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 humble brag from Wettie about business and diving despite setbacks.

NZUA board member, Andy Stewart now fills one of two recreational positions as a representative for the NZUA on the National Rock Lobster Management Group.

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.

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

Introducing some new and returning members to the Spearfishing NZ committee following their 2020 AGM and highlighting upcoming events.