Dive Review of Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort in
New Zealand/Paihia, Bay of Islands

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Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort: "Great but cold diving in the Bay of Islands", Nov, 2016, by John Yavorsky, NJ, US ( Top Contributor 33 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 9390.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Dove HMNZS Canterbury sunk in 2007. 57F and 20' viz reminded me of NJ and I wanted my drysuit rather than rental wetsuit, which included 7 mil + hooded T. Very professional operation with about 12 divers, including discover SCUBA during surface Interval but they had enough staff on board to make it all work well. I was in a group of 4 with a divemaster who showed us the best stuff on the ship and led us thru several parts of the ship. Since it was a calm, sunny day, the captain took us out to the edge of the bay and thru the "hole in the rock". Second dive was on a cliff face in the Pacific. Lots of 2-3' kelp, fish, stonefish, yellow morays and big nudibranchs. Also an interesting anemone that looked blue but turned pink when lit up. Not going to replace Great Barrier Reef as a dive destination but worthwhile if you are in New Zealand.
Websites	Paihia Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	25 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport	Auckland	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	57-°F / 14-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	20-30 Ft/ 6-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	dove in group of 2 buddy teans with divemaster.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Box built into stern for masks and cameras.

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Dive Review of Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort in New Zealand/Paihia, Bay of Islands

Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort: "Great but cold diving in the Bay of Islands", Nov, 2016,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Paihia Dive/Paihia Pacific resort in
New Zealand/Paihia, Bay of Islands