Advice on Diving in New Zealand

...ng has some unique topography and more temperate-water marine life.  The Poor Knights Islands, north of Auckland, are the highlight of New Zealand diving. Listed by Jacques Cousteau as one of the top 10 places to dive in the world and a marine reserve since 1981, the Poor Knights are a volcanically shaped subtropical reef system with a great diversity of marine life. Goat Island, located just north of Auckland is another popular New Zealand diving spot on the north island. A marine park since 1975, Goat Island consists of different habitats, including seagrass beds, reefs, cliffs and rocks, g...