Dive Review of Dive! Tutukaka in
New Zealand/Poor Knights Islands

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Dive! Tutukaka, Aug, 2005, by John Sommerer, MD, United States . Report 1912.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Great dive operation in a fascinating location. We're not normally cold-water divers, but we really enjoyed the Poor Knights. Large diversity and abundance of fish, critters, in a beautiful setting. Dive boat one of the best (day) boats I've ever been on. Suzette & I were the only divers, but they took us out (24km!) all the same, no grousing. Dive guides Michelle and Jury were both great. Nice boat tour of the islands during surface interval. Wish we had time to dive more of the sites. Arches, caves, points, etc. Coldest diving I've ever enjoyed! Drive to Tutukaka very pretty. Highly recommend Pacific Rendezvous for a place to stay; the hot tub is just about essential at the end of the day.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Costa Rica, Galapagos, Indonesia, Micronesia, Mexico, Polynesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	57-0°F / 14--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive! Tutukaka in New Zealand/Poor Knights Islands

Dive! Tutukaka, Aug, 2005,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Dive! Tutukaka in
New Zealand/Poor Knights Islands