YOUR DIVE CAREER STARTS HERE!
DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL SCUBA INSTRUCTION
Our DIPSI course sees graduates prepared to enter the dive industry with internationally recognized qualifications desired by employers all over the world!
See why Dive Zone Whitianga is the best place to kickstart your underwater adventures!
ALERT LEVEL 2
To protect our staff and customers we ask that you sanitise upon entering our premises and use our COVID tracer app. We ask that you do NOT enter our store if you have any cold or flu symptoms.
Please ensure you are wearing your face covering.
We thank all our customers for their continued support through these times.
Mercury Bay is the ideal gateway to all that the Eastern Coromandel has to offer. Within an hour of scenic boat travel from Whitianga there are miles of diveable coastline to explore, over 30 islands including the Mercury Islands and Aldermen Islands groups, Te Whanganui-a-Hei Marine Reserve, as well as countless rocks, pinnacles, and bays.
PADI Dive Training
Want to learn to dive, or continue your diving education?
We have a full range of PADI dive courses including SCUBA, Freediving, and kids dive experiences.
SHOP DIVE GEAR
Our extensive retail shop stocks all the equipment required to meet your SCUBA, snorkel, & freediving needs.
OPENING HOURS
8.00AM - 5.00PM Sunday - Thursday
8.00AM - 6.00PM Friday - Saturday
SUMMER HOURS
Boxing Day - Anniversary Weekend
7am to 7pm - 7 days
As a PADI Instructor Development Centre we have PADI Course Director Darrell as our director, and are committed to delivering PADI Instructor Development Courses and continuing education opportunities to dive professionals. We excel in using the PADI teaching system of diver education to introduce people to SCUBA diving, and then provide the continuing education that allows individuals to progress on to the dive professional level.
We are proud to be the only store at this level on the Coromandel Peninsula.
The Health and Safety at Work (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2016 deal with the provision of adventure activities and this Act requires Dive Operators to be audited and meet safety standards set. An OutdoorsMark certification shows that your organisation has met the highest standard of safety in the adventure activities industry. Dive Zone Whitianga is the only Adventure Activity Safety Audit Certified Dive Operator in Whitianga.