Newsletter - January 2010

All the staff at Dive HQ Hibiscus Coast
would like to wish you a
HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW !!

Orcas in Army Bay ! On Thursday 8 Jan 2010 lucky divers Carl, Phil, Jessica and Maude encountered a pod of about 8 Ocras as we launched the Dive HQ boat from Army Bay. We followed the pod along the Whangaparaoa coastline for about 20 minutes before heading out to Wellington Rocks for a very enjoyable pleasure dive. With Summer upon us we are busy diving most weekends and also during the week. Contact us now to book a dive with us.

Orca in Army Bay.

Dolphins at Takatu Point

On Sunday 10 January more lucky divers Graham, Tony, Chris, Brooke, Darren, Maude and Dany encountered a playful pod of dolphins after a great dive at Takatu Point. The seas were calm, the water warm and the visability has definitely picked up over the last week to 8-10m...no better time to get out diving !

Photos by Brooke Thodey:

Rainbow Warrior Trip:

We are taking advantage of the long weekend from the 30 January - 1 February (Auckland Anniversay day) to head up north to dive the wreck of the Rainbow Warrior and the Cavilli Islands.

Photos by Dr J Floor Anthon:

We have arranged accommodation from $25/night and are offering 4 boat dives over 2 days for $280. Additional dives are available on Monday 1 February on request.

For more information and photos on diving the Rainbow Warrior check out the Seafriends website at:
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/issues/res/rainbow_warrior.htm

If you are booked on an Advanced Course or would like to do this course, then you can take the opportunity to complete your Deep and Wreck dives.

Our Rainbow Warrior Trip still has a few places left so call us soon if you are interested.


Night Dive:

Following much demand we are organising a local night dive to Wellington Rocks . It's going to be a late one due to daylight saving...but what the heck!

Meeting at Army Bay at 9pm on Tuesday, 19 January. Pre-booking essential !


Dive Courses:

We have already completed our first Open Water Diver Course for 2010 and would like to congratulate Leah Falzone, Alexander Kuch, Tom Dawson and Hallam Holloway. A big thanks to our divemaster students Maude and Dany for all their help.

Leigha, Alex, Maude, Tom, Hallam and Dany.

Our Courses are filling fast, so take advantage of the Summer months and contact us to book your course now!
Check our website for the latest TRIP and COURSE schedules.

New Equipment ! Carbon 42 Regulator The new Mares regulator arrived into NZ recently. The first stage is the top of the line Mares 42 (tinted charcoal colour). The second stage case is 100% SMC carbon making it very light weight and strong. The first and second stages are connected with the new Superflex hose which is also very light weight and flexible allowing for maximum freedom of movement and comfort. It looked so nice I just had to have one (it's all black and shiny after all)...and after a couple of weeks of use I have to say I am very impressed with the performance and comfort of such a lightweight regulator.

LED Diving Flashlight Rated to 100m, this metal cased LED Flashlight has 3 brightness modes (20%, 50% and 100%). It also comes with its own battery charger and batteries, wrist lanyard and spare o-rings. Priced at only $249 it is extremely good value for money (I just had to have one of these also!).

Special Offer: Weekend Warrior Package Camo Steamer 3mm $169.99 Hooded Vest 2mm $79.99 Mask/fin/snorkel set $179.99 Boots 5mm $69.99 Kevlar Gloves $39.99 Stealth Dive Knife $39.99 3 Piece Hand Spear $64.99 Weightbelt $34.99 Dry Bag 60li $79.99 RRP $799 Our Package Price $599 Now...simply come in to the shop an tell us that you read it in this newsletter and we are offering all our readers an extra special price of $549

Happy Diving,
Grant and Shailina.

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