Holiday Family Diving Checklist

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We hope Santa filled your Catch Bags with lots of new Dive Gear and Accessories.  Our Christchurch Dive Shop has certainly been buzzing with excitement, not just for the holidays, but of course for the warmer weather and great diving conditions.  Here’s a quick list of things to help you enjoy a great summer of […]

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 Are you tired of your job? Want a life more exciting….?

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This is where it all started…I was driving to my work as a duty manager at a small pub in Christchurch listening to the radio when I heard… “Are you tired of your job…” “Want a life more exciting….that will take you all over the world!” And I thought “YES!  That’s exactly what I want!       […]

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 I’m a Dive Instructor Now!!!

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 Celebrations! Our newly qualified SCUBA Dive Instructors are celebrating now, after a fantastic year together, along with myself, Mel Alps, their mentor.  Now is the time to look back and share a few memories and wish my students well for their next adventures and Dive Instructor Careers! Mia Foley, Tim Walter, Jack Broad and Curt […]

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 SCUBA Diving for Schools

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Learning to SCUBA dive programmes for school groups have been a great success at Dive HQ Christchurch.  I am currently working with an adventurous group from Christchurch Boys High School who will gain their Open Water Dive ticket along with NZQA credits.  The success of a group of students doing the course earlier in the year […]

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