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Wrecks, kelp forests, and island cruising in New Zealand's subtropical Far North
Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 19 sources
Boat-access artificial reef with easy outer sections and deeper routes
Bird Rock is an offshore wall dive with sharks and seals.
Iconic shallow Poor Knights arch filled with schooling fish.
Boat-access advanced boulder slope off Motukokako.
Shallow kelp-and-boulder reef dive in the Bay of Islands.
Boat-only sea cave with rays, eels, and blue-water walls.
Rocky finger dive with a swim-through and cavern.
Bay of Islands boat dive with boulders, kelp and rays
Boat-access rocky reef with split west/east profiles.
Expert outer-island wall dive with deep ledges and arch.
Kelp-covered reef and boulder dive in the Bay of Islands.
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