The Wreck Weekend is an action-packed weekend that has been running for several years. Get to dive New Zealand’s top four wrecks on the North Island. All of the diving takes place from the luxury of Hawere.
This is a fully inclusive tour of accommodation, food, charter and diving. Nobody in New Zealand offers a wreck trip as comprehensive as this!
Wreck ferrets unite – here it is, a tour of a lifetime.
Nitrox can be arranged for those wishing to extend their bottom times. This is a great weekend for any true wreck ferret!
THE HMNZS CANTERBURY
The ex-HMNZS Canterbury was scuttled on 3 November 2007 at Deep Water Cove in the Bay of Islands to provide a dive wreck and what a dive she is. Prepared with divers in mind; plenty of extra access points have been created to provide an ease of entry and exit, this makes for some particularly good penetration and swims through opportunities. The wreck sits completely upright and fully intact, and her position in Deep Water Cove is protected in most conditions. She lies at a depth of between 12 metres at the middle funnel, and 38 metres at the stern, where visibility can range between 8 and 30 metres. At 113 metres long and at 13 metres in beam, this site is big enough to make you want to dive it twice!
THE HMNZS WAIKATO
HMNZS Waikato (F55) was a Leander Batch 2TA frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). She was one of two Leanders built for the RNZN, the other being the Batch 3 HMNZS Canterbury. These two New Zealand ships relieved British ships of the Armilla patrol during the Falklands conflict, freeing British ships for deployment.
HMNZS Waikato was purposefully sunk in November 2000 and now lies 30 metres down and bolt upright on the seabed. She has large holes cut in the side to make entry and exit very safe and less experienced divers will gain valuable wreck diving experience from the vessel. The shallowest part of the wreck is only 8 metres from the surface.
