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Nelson is at the centre of New Zealand and at the top of the South Island sheltered in Tasman Bay. Nelson has the unenviable reputation of being the sunniest place in New Zealand and has consistently recorded the highest number of sunshine hours in the country. Nelson is at the heart of the Wine industry with many well known vineyards in the region as well as Apple Orchards, Hops industry Greenshell Mussell industry and forestry, it is also the home of the Sealord and Talleys' fishing fleets and the local Scallop fishery is legionary.
DiveCentral is the premier PADI Five Star Dive Centre in Nelson, it has a modern comfortable training facility. You can learn to dive with the latest training equipment and comfortable dive gear or advance your dive skills with one of the many PADI dive courses available. DiveCentral offers SCUBA Dive courses from the beginners PADI Open Water Dive Course through to Proffesional PADI Divemaster courses as well as DAN Oxygen Provider Courses and Emergency First Response First Aid Courses for Business and Individuals.
DiveCentral offers a huge selection of Diving equipment on site at its Dive Centre located at 307 Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson. Dive Central has access to all major dive equipment suppliers as well as carrying Prodive, Scubapro, Wettie, Picasso, Beuchat, Tusa, Mares, Dive Rite, Halcyon and Oceandry Drysuits. We also stock the largest range of Freediving and Spearfishing equipment in the area
Dive Central can fill your SCUBA diving tanks with either pure air tested regularly to ANZS 2299 by New Zealand Underwater or Enriched air .The team at Dive Central can service your dive equipment to make your dive experience safer and more enjoyable as well as guide you on tips and techniques.
For the more travel minded, Dive Central runs regular dive trips throughout the Pacific with adventures to Australia, Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Nuie and Rarotonga to mention a few
Diving in Nelson's temperate water is diverse with more than 2600km of coastline in the Marlborough Sounds alone, and more dive sites in Tasman Bay, Golden Bay . Dive sites vary from sand covered shallow bays through to Deep Wall dives, Nelson and Marlborough regions are lucky enough to have four Marine Reserves scattered throughout the region and they are at various stages of maturity. SCUBA divers, Freedivers and Spearfishing divers equally enjoy the area.
Our building has been sold and we need to find new premises for Dive Central but our team is busy exploring Vanuatu at present looking for new dive adventures for you and will be back in the mddle of October.
If you need dive training or equipment servicing Jesus (Hey-zeus) is available so call him on 021 0243 7285
Diving in Nelson offers cave diving from beginners through to the most experienced.
The Riwaka Resurgence is a great site for beginners although you will still need the help of an experienced local.
The Pearce Resurgence and Blue Creek Resurgence are best left to the experts with lots of planning and logistical support.
The Marlborough Sounds is the home of the longest divable shipwreck in the Southern Hemisphere, the Mikhail Lermontov sank in Port Gore in 1983.
The Mikhail Lermontov now lies in 35m of water on a 60degree list, the Russian Cruise liners is a popular dive site for locals and visting divers alike most of the Mikhail Lermontov can be dived at around 25m
