Leaving Tutukaka Marina

We arrived in Tutukaka at 10pm Friday night - leaving right after work from Auckland. We unloaded our gear, had a celebratory drink in the small town bar and crashed for the night on the liveaboard boat (a 54' Cat). From this point until 6pm on Sunday night we didn't set foot on solid ground. Leaving early Saturday morning (8am) we had a two hour crossing in rough seas.

48 Hours of Diving at Poor Knights Island

June 22nd 2008
Hi all. Well we survived our long weekend diving trip at Poor Knights Island - classified as one of the world's top 10 dive sites by Jacque Cousteau - one of my childhood heros. Marcos and I stayed with a group of divers on a live aboard boat - we never touched dry land in nearly 48 hours. We were there to get certified for Padi deep water diving 30metres (100+ feet). We did seven dives including ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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