OUR FACILITY Retail shop and Career development center
Award winning - Dive Center,
Nestled on the east coast of the stunning Coromandel Peninsula
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August 2026 & February 2027 Intakes!
Our DIPSI course sees graduates prepared to enter the dive industry with internationally recognized qualifications desired by employers all over the world! New Zealand diving is just the beginning. See why Dive Zone Whitianga is the best place to kickstart your underwater adventures!
OUR DIVE SITESExplore our playground with the local experts! We've been operating here for over 22 years!
DIVE SHOP
Our extensive retail shop stocks all the equipment required to meet your SCUBA, snorkel, & freediving needs.
Ocean ambassadors
We are so proud to be ambassadors of the sea and strive to do everything we can to protect our oceans and educate other divers to do the same.
By following the Tiaki Promise, you are making a commitment to New Zealand.
To act as a guardian, protecting and preserving our home.
Sea Floor Clean Ups
Otama Beach Dune Planting
The PADI 5 Star Career Development Center (CDC) classification is awarded to PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers that dedicate their businesses to professional development for dive instructors. These dive shops meet the highest requirements for training PADI Professionals and offer career-oriented programs to prepare scuba diving professionals for employment in the dive industry.
We have two of our own in-house PADI Course Director's - Darrell Bird & Ryan Hansen.
We are proud to be the only store at this level in the North Island.
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. A Qualworx 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.
Other Dive Zone Locations:
Dive Zone Bay of Islands
Dive Zone Tauranga
Dive Zone HQ
Academy of Diving Trust is registered with NZQA as a Private Training Establishment and serves as a key tertiary provider, delivering skilled graduates to meet the economic, social, and cultural needs of marine, aquatic, outdoor, and recreational sectors and has approval to subcontract to Dive Zone Whitianga.
OPENING HOURS
8.00AM - 5.00PM Sunday - Thursday
8.00AM - 6.00PM Friday - Saturday
Summer Hours: 7am to 7pm - 7 days between Boxing Day and Auckland Anniversary Weekend
Contact us:
Dive Zone Whitianga:
Ph 07-8671580
info@divethecoromandel.co.nz
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