Dive center Dive HQ Christchurch

Dive HQ Christchurch is based in Christchurch, New Zealand, and prepares divers for varied local conditions. Open-water training takes place in Wainui (Akaroa) or Lake Coleridge, depending on the weather, while Kaikoura courses include four open-water dives over a weekend. Kaikoura offers easy entries and a wide range of marine life. The centre also runs trips to Port Gore, the Poor Knights and Bay of Islands, and the Mikhail Lermontov wreck. Training ranges from beginner PADI courses to professional and technical diving, alongside spearfishing and breath-hold freediving. The Academy of Diving offers full- and part-time pathways to recognised tertiary qualifications in scuba instruction. The centre uses performance-based training to develop water skills in confined water before students move to open water. Equipment hire and servicing, plus nitrox training and fills, support its training programme.

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