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NZ's biggest little Dive Store
1 Ascension Place, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
Deliveries to: 5/20 Constellation Drive,
Rosedale,
North Shore,
Auckland 0632
Ph: +64 9 444 7698
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1 Ascension Place, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
Deliveries to: 5/20 Constellation Drive,
Rosedale,
North Shore,
Auckland 0632
Ph: +64 9 444 7698
Maximum of 6 rock lobster (both species combined) on any one day.
Except Te Arai Point, Auckland to Cape Runaway where a total of 3 spiny rock lobsters can be taken, and the remainder (up to 6 in total) can be packhorse rock lobster. If no spiny rock lobsters are taken at the same time, 6 packhorse lobsters can be taken.
Rules changing in CRA2 area from 1 July 2020
Measure the tail width in a straight line between the tips of the two large (primary) spines on the second segment of the tail. If you are unsure of the sex, use the 60mm measurement.
Measure the tail length along the underside in a straight line from the rear of the calcified bar on the first segment to the tip of the middle fan of the tail. Must have a tail length of at least 216mm (male and female).
There are rules and protections for gathering rock lobster/crayfish that cover: protected types, gathering methods, pot construction and use.
From Te Arai Point, Auckland to Cape Runaway telson clipping is required for all recreationally harvested spiny rock lobsters. The last third of the telson (central part of the tail fan) must be cut off so that it is noticeably shorter than the other sections of the tail fan. This must be done to all legal spiny rock lobsters as soon as they are taken.
Labelled diagram of a telson-clipped lobster [PDF, 551 KB]
Do not telson clip any packhorse rock lobsters.
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday CLOSED
We are also closed on all Public Holidays.
On the 1st April 2022 we moved into our new location at 1 Ascension Place, Rosedale, North Shore, Auckland.
Visit us soon for our new bigger team with the same great service, and same quality brands!
That's right! We've turned 50 and we're better than ever! It has now been half a century since Guy & Margaret Kidd opened Dive Centre Ltd on the 2nd of September 1972!
We are incredibly proud to still be here serving NZ's scuba diving fans and can only look forward to another great summer coming soon!
Today, Malcolm Kidd and his team want to thank you for choosing us as your dive experts, learning to dive, taking our advice on equipment you need, keeping you safe by servicing your gear, and more importantly getting out into the underwater world we all love.
We are here Monday to Saturday to take care of anything you need for your scuba adventures, and we can't wait for you to come check out our new store in Constellation Drive!
Work on our new retail showroom is finished! Come and check out all the new gear you'll need for summer (or those of you lucky enough to be getting away for a winter dive trip overseas)! We have LOTS of stock of new model Regs, BCD's and dive computers, not to mention all the accessories you'll ever need.
We have also finally finished our two brand new "State of the Art" service bays with matching sets of the most advanced service equipment available in the world!
Imported from specialist manufacturers overseas, these machines, bench equipment, and tools are cutting edge and designed to ensure that your equipment is maintained to the highest global standards.
We now have two fulltime service techs, using their decades of experience and the best service equipment available, to make sure you have fun safely underwater this season and many to come!
We have imported regulator testing equipment that no one else has in New Zealand.
In this new "post-covid" world, we have upgraded our diagnostic and tuning bench equipment to eliminate the need for a service tech to ever breathe through your regulator, and even vacuum tests 2nd stages to ensure they are watertight! A design that provides piece of mind to you and us, and is a first for New Zealand!
We even have a machine that "beds-in" the new high and medium pressure seats in your reg before we tune it. This means no freeflow issues during your first dives after servicing - just another way we are using new technology and upgraded procedures to ensure you don't have gear issues in the water.
Dive Centre Ltd is New Zealand's longest running dive company.
We are an independant, family owned dive store.
We have a huge range of the latest top quality equipment on display and with our facilities dedicated to making sure you have a great time underwater, we are your one stop shop for all your underwater adventures - whether it's snorkelling, scuba or technical diving - but it's not only about size and range, it's about people you can trust!
Dive Centre Ltd has been owned and run by the Kidd family since 1972. We have assembled an unmatched team of dive professionals whose passion is to make sure you are looked after and have a great time while diving! We remain dedicated to ensuring you have the ultimate dive experience, offering the biggest range of services, the best advice on anything related to diving, and the largest selection of "quality" dive equipment on display in NZ. We stand behind everything we sell and do, and we will not be beaten on price for the gear we sell!
History - Not only are we New Zealand's longest serving dive family, (we have run Dive Centre Ltd since 1972) but our dive retail and service facilities on Aucklands North Shore is dedicated to showing you the best gear and the best advice in New Zealand.
People - Good service starts and ends with our staff - dedicated scuba mad Instructors that live and breathe diving. They love teaching diving and they win awards from PADI proving how good they are at it! We are an independent family run dive training company that again goes the extra distance to make sure you enjoy getting into our great sport - we do not dive in Lake Pupuke - we think diving is supposed to be fun!
Equipment maintenance - We are NZ's largest Scuba Equipment Service Company with two fulltime service techs both certified in every major brand of equipment. All dive equipment servicing is done on-site in our two brand new cutting edge service bays, and you can be assured we will maintain your equipment to the highest global standards using service bench equipment no other shop has!
Cylinder testing - We have combined the only two IANZ ISO9002 approved Cylinder testing laboratories on the North Shore for on-site testing of Scuba, BA, Industrial Gas, Air Storage, CNG, and LPG cylinders.
Air Quality - We have invested in Bauer Compressors and custom-made over sized filtration systems computer monitored to ensure high quality air at all times. We always fill in water baths to ensure fills as close as possible to maximum working pressure, and to be able to check for leaks instantly. We are certified to fill neat sweet clean dry filtered Dive Centre Air, as well as Enriched Air Nitrox, and Tri Mix on-site.
Computer Servicing - We have the best dive computer service facilities in New Zealand. Climate controlled, Electrostatic Discharge protected workstations, ESD gloves and tools mean your dive computers are maintained to the highest possible standard. We are also the sole approved service centre for the world’s leading brand Suunto Dive, Outdoor and Performance watches and computers in New Zealand.
Trusted by those in the know - We are a wholesale service company that service dive equipment for other dive shops from all over New Zealand, all branches of the Military, Law Enforcement and other Government agencies. We are trusted by them because they know the lengths we've gone too to build the best facilities and for the fact that we take fun & safety underwater seriously.
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We have sold more Aqualung Regs and BCD's and Suunto Dive Computers and watches than anyone else in NZ, we are "The Aqualung Experts" because our family has been selling Aqualung since 1972, we are one of the longest running Aqualung family dealers in the world!
Visit NZ's biggest, and longest running store and see why Aqualung is the biggest brand on earth, and the longest running dive company in the world!
And now the world's biggest brand - at the cheapest prices ever!!
