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Dive Rainbow Warrior, Matauri Bay

Dive the Rainbow Warrior, one of New Zealand’s premiere wreck dives;
The Rainbow Warrior was Greenpeace’s flagship on its way to protest France’s nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll when it was sunk by French saboteurs on July 10, 1985, in Auckland Harbour. Three years after the bombing Greenpeace gifted the Warrior to the sea and she now lies as an artificial reef in the Cavalli Island group, a refuge for the marine life she was sunk trying to protect.
At a max depth of 27m the Warrior is now home to a huge variety of aquatic life and is a world renowned dive site.

"The Warrior is an amazing dive and truly is the ‘Jewel of the North".

“When man has destroyed the world through his greed, the Warriors of the Rainbow will arise to save it again”.

Dive the HMNZS CANTERBURY

The former Navy Frigate Canterbury F421 now rests in Deep Water cove near Cape Brett, upright and intact she makes for an impressive sight in a great dive location!
Divers hit the bow in about 18m and can swim through the bridge to the helicopter hanger at 23m. The upper deck, bridge and first floor levels are easily within recreational diving range. The lower levels are for the more advanced with the stern resting in aprox 36m. Fish are already making the HMNZS Canterbury home with resident schools in the bridge and around the funnel. These are just the beginning as the location of the Navy Frigate will ensure it quickly becomes a haven for dozens of fish species. Check it out now and watch the fish life grows!

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