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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.
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.