<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>New-zealand Dive Sites RSS Feed</title><copyright>Copyright 2006-2010, GreatestDiveSites</copyright><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com</link><language>en</language><description>GreatestDiveSites New-zealand</description><image><title>GreatestDiveSites</title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com</link><url>http://img.greatestdivesites.com/img/logotransgd.png</url><width>125</width><height>125</height><description></description></image><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:19:34 +0000</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/northland/hmnzs_canterbury</link><description><![CDATA[The Canterbury lies fully intact and up right, still a new Wreck sunk in Deep Water Cove on 03/11/07,Great for all levels for no penetration to full penetration, Uppers deck are great for the fish lif...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:50:31 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: The Mikhael Lermontov is a Russian cruise liner that sank when it tried to enter the passages of Marlborough Sounds.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/marlborough_sounds/mikhail_lermontov</link><description><![CDATA[Named after a Russian poet, who was killed in a duel in his mid 20's, the Lermontov sunk under mysterious circumstances on February the 16th 1986. She was carrying over 400 mainly Australian passenger...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:59:53 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bernie's Cave has a small airpocket inside where you can breath some unhealthy air.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/poor_knights/bernies_cave</link><description><![CDATA[Bernie&#39;s Cave is adjacent to middle arch. There is an air-bubble at the back of the cave where you can &quot;surface&quot; at a depth of 6 metres and say &quot;hi&quot; to your buddy. Porae can of...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:52:42 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Blue Maomao Arch is a shallow archway known to be filled with a species of fish named blue maomao.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/poor_knights/blue_maomao_archway</link><description><![CDATA[Blue Maomao Arch is one of the best accessible and most famous dive sites on Poor Knight Islands. It is a shallow arch named after the fish named blue maomao that are extremely abundant here. This bri...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:43:17 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Nursery Cove and the Labyrinth are a cove and an area of canyons combined with swimmthroughs famous for its many juvenile fish.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/poor_knights/nursery_cove_labyrinth</link><description><![CDATA[Nursery Cove is a shallow and small cove with a permanent boat mooring, a fisherman&#39;s anchor and hundreds of juvenile fish. Continuing southward you can find a small area named the labyrinth which...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:42:03 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Message: Northern Arch is a dive site with a steep arch with in soft and hard corals decorated walls.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/poor_knights/northern_archway</link><description><![CDATA[One of the top dive sites at the Poor Knights Islands is Northern Arch at the most northern tip of Tawhiti Rahi Island. From December to March you will often find short tailed stingrays near the arch&...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:39:27 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand MSG</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursery Cove and the Labyrinth are a cove and an area of canyons combined with swimmthroughs famous for its many juvenile fish.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/poor_knights/nursery_cove_labyrinth</link><description><![CDATA[Nursery Cove is a popular lunchtime mooring which is a shallow but interesting area for both snorklers and novice scuba divers. The resident fishes are very tame. Nearly all the new zealand species of...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:57:31 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Barrier Island is a diverse and tropical island known for its hikes, trails and forests.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/auckland/great_barrier_island</link><description><![CDATA[Great Barrier Island or Motu Aotea, meaning island of the white clouds, often shortened the Barrier, is the fourth largest island of New Zealand. It is a beautiful gem and world renowned paradise for ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:14:05 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famous in the Riwaka Caverns is diving at a huge chamber with stalactites and stalagmites with excellent underwater views.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/south_island/riwaka_caverns</link><description><![CDATA[The Riwaka Caverns are a very interesting but easy freshwater cave dive for any experience level. A short bush walk takes you to the top of the stream and the basin where you can enter the cave. Follo...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:26:25 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waikoropupu Springs is a pretty sweet water spring with a wild variety of marine life and some spectacular visibility.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/south_island/waikoropupu_springs</link><description><![CDATA[Ranking in the top ten freshwater diving destinations in the world, Pupu Springs have become a mecca to divers seeking the ultimate in freshwater dives. The unique natural features have created a repu...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:20:57 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The minesweeper HMNZS South Seas sits in the middle of the Wellington shipping lane where it was ran over by the ferry Wahine.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/wellington/hmnzs_south_seas</link><description><![CDATA[The HMNZS South Seas was built in 1913 by Goole Ship Building and Repairing Co Ltd. She was lost off Point Halswell, Wellington Harbour, on December 19th 1942, after a collision with the inter-island ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:12:48 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Yung Pen is an old wreck fully covered in seaweed with only its stern section left to explore.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/wellington/owhiro_bay/yung_pen</link><description><![CDATA[The Yung Pen was a Korean fishing boat, wrecked off Owhiro Bay on Wellington&#39;s south coast in 1982 during a storm. She split in two with her bow almost ending up on the road while the stern sectio...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:51:14 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The HMNZS Wellington or F69 Wellington Frigate is a young and large wreck that was scuttled in 2005.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/wellington/hmnzs_wellington_f69</link><description><![CDATA[The frigate HMNZS Wellington was scuttled November 13th 2005, and was sitting upright in 21 meters of water, East of Tapu Te Ranga Island. Today you will find the frigate in three sections, which resu...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:37:56 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many trips to offshore islands, several marine parks and outdoor activities are offered nearby Wellington.]]></title><link>http://new-zealand.greatestdivesites.com/wellington</link><description><![CDATA[The prevailing northerly winds have been the reason that most dive sites can be found in the southern, more sheltered bays, of Wellington. Especially Island Bay, Owhiro, Mana Island and Kapiti Island ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:34:23 +0000</pubDate><category>New-zealand</category></item></channel></rss>