Dive Pacific 175 Dec2020 Jan 2021

Big bright future mapped for Dive Pacific,
New Zealand’s Dive Magazine
The New Zealand Underwater
Association is delighted to
announce the Association are
now the proud new owners of
Dive Pacific, New Zealand’s Dive
Magazine.
For our magazine to meet its
potential we will be engaging
with sponsors and advertisers,
so we will be calling on the
wider dive and marine industries
for their support.
Dive Pacific, is an excellent
platform to promote
the techniques, expertise
and experience that our
dive communities have in
abundance. The magazine
will serve to help develop
these forums; especially as
we are called on to advise on
the changes taking place in
our oceans, and what may be
done to ensure their health and
sustainability.
It’s important too for NZUA to
record New Zealand’s fascinating
dive heritage. We have
some truly great founding
figures, people like Kelly Tarlton,
Roger Grace, Wade Doak and
many others, who have shown
the way. But the opportunities
to explore underwater are really
just beginning, with many more
of our divers’ feats warranting
Sharing.
NZUA has been in the business
of representing New Zealand’s
divers and underwater sports
enthusiasts for 67 years – this
latest move is another step to
advance our work.
NEW ZEALAND’S ONLY DIVE MAGAZINE
Early NZUA records show that
the first New Zealand Dive
magazine began in Christchurch
in 1959 with the enthusiasm of
Canterbury Underwater Club
divers, including Kelly Tarlton,
Keith Gordon, Win Christie
and Wade Doak. In 1962, at the
NZUA AGM, it was motioned,
and carried that each affiliated
club appoint a Dive magazine
correspondent to ensure local
news and articles are provided.
(See the history from NZUA life
member Dave Moran on Dive New
Zealand/Dive Pacific magazine,
Back in the Day, on page 6 of this
magazine).
New Zealand Underwater’s
acquisition of the magazine is a
very direct way to:
1) Promote participation in
underwater activities.
2) Support the many, mostly
small businesses in the underwater
industry; those geared
towards recreational diving,
through lobbying councils and
government and promoting
our cause in the media and to
the public.
3) Bring you more stories about
the superb diving in our
wonderful, big blue backyard:
destinations, trips away,
adventures!
4) Develop as a forum to discuss
the risks and threats our
oceans face.
We have set up a separate
company for the magazine and
under the guidance of NZUA’s
board member Andrew Berry.
Tristan Reynard
The Association plans to retain
the former owners to manage
and publish the magazine in an
arrangement we are confident
will deliver an exciting win-win
step ahead, both for our recreational
divers and the wider
industry alike.
This initiative will help NZUA to
engage more comprehensively
with members and the wider
community on our three ‘pillar’
issues, which are:
• Flying the flag for diver safety
by managing services such as
the Diver Emergency Service
(DES) and promoting best
practice on and underwater
with training and education;
• Promoting underwater sports
in particular spearfishing,
underwater hockey and freediving.
• Building awareness and
lobbying for clean seas and
stewardship of the marine (and
freshwater) environment.
We are keen for you to be
directly involved. Our plans are
not set in stone. We’re open to
your ideas. We want your contribution.
So please send in suggestions
and ideas! (In the first
instance to divenz@divenewzealand.co.nz
Let’s together make the underwater
world a top of mind
activity for everyone.
- Tristan Reynard
President, NZUA
Tristan@nzua.org.nz
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