Goat Island/Tawharanui/ Kawau Island Dive Charter

Goat Island or Te Hāwere-a-Maki is a tiny island (approximately 1 hectare or 2.5 acres) in New Zealand located close to the North Island coast, north of Auckland, northeast of Warkworth, and directly west of Little Barrier Island. Be surrounded by huge snappers, red moki lively kelp forests and try to spot as many nudibranchs and eagle rays as you can!

Just south of Leigh you can find Matheson Bay. This is one of our most popular and easily accessible shore dives. We usually find heaps of octopus, nudibranch, snapper, seahares, stingrays, eagle rays and more interesting critters at this spot! 

Flat Rock is located on the south west side of Kawau Island. The impressive underwater topography makes it one of the best dive sites in the area. Think about deep ridges, healthy kelp forests, groups of rays and even bronze whaler sharks! This dive site is suitable for open water divers and advanced divers. Are you open water certified, and do you want to be able to dive deeper? Contact us after booking to add on your deep diver specialty!

Kawau Island has many more amazing dives to offer, such as Trade Me Reef and the Rewa wreck, suitable for open water divers who like to have a shallow and relaxed experience.

Set on a remote peninsula, Tāwharanui Regional Park boasts some of the Auckland region’s most beautiful white sand beaches. See sting rays, crays & large snapper fish. These protected areas are safe & free from strong currents & suitable for all abilities.

New Zealand Diving offers a one day charter with two dives. Dive from our boat Midnight diver and get to see areas unreachable from the shore, or do two shore dives and enjoy a nice lunch and surface interval on the beach. Whether we can take the boat our depends on the amount of divers booked onto the trip, and if our boat and captain are available.
These are excellent dive sites for certified divers, whether you are a beginner or an experienced diver. Included in the price is all rental equipment, 2 dives and a dive guide. 

Vessel berthage locations (pick-up/drop-off) points are not included in the cost. If you need transport please ask the Dive Team at your own expense.

To join one of our charters, you must have dived within the last 12 months – contact us if you need a refresher course.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Please read our terms & conditions found on our website page, frequently asked questions before booking: https://nzdiving.co.nz/faq/

Sometimes our activities may have to be rescheduled due to situations outside of our control, such as poor weather. Please note we reschedule in such situations, as described in our terms and conditions.

Please note that NZ Diving will offer alternate dates if conditions do not allow for safe travel or if minimum numbers are not met. In case of a cancellation we will reschedule the charter, we can put you on a different dive charter, you can use the amount paid as credit, transfer the credit to a different person or help with a letter for your travel insurance. Overseas participants are advised to carry travel insurance in case rescheduling is unsuitable.

All participants must be of good health and complete a medical declaration. This is available on our website: https://nzdiving.co.nz/faq/

To join one of our charters, you must have dived within the last 12 months – contact us if you need a refresher.

All participants must be diving certified to dive on a charter or undergoing a diving course with New Zealand Diving Limited.

All participants must be able to swim a minimum of 200m, unassisted.