Road 40km Thames.
Sea 23 km Mt Maunganui. Slipper Island and Shoe Isl;and areas very goodbeginner to intermediate dive sites. 8oom off shore.
Best area - King Rock, Watchman Rock, Penguin Island and Rabbit Island to 6m.
Rat Rock and Castle Rock excellent night diving. Fish, crayfish. Reef area from 5 - 18m. Visibility 6 - 35m. Ramp. Good photography. Alderman Islands - 12 km offshore Tairua. Deep, scenic protected islands, abundant marine life. Great shallow dives. Wall dives. A number of pinnacle dives with game fish. Dogger Reef rises to 15m, Sugar Rocks, Tairua Reef - 22m offshore. Black coral. Visibility 9 - 46m.
