We were luckly enought to be in the Bays of Islands New Zealand a few weeks ago and had a couple of dives with Paihia Dive. The crew were well informed, professional and friendly. The skipper Ben was excellant and covered all safety issues and kept us informed with what was going on. The rest of the crew were engaging... More

Very high service level, sweet guys and I felt safe while diving. I have been introduced to the underwater world with Paihia Dive, first with a open water course and ended op with advanced course. I enjoyed all of my dive with Paihia Dive!.I am certainly planning to return. More

So i finally have been introduced to the underwater world! All thanks for the guys at Paihia dive! I've had the luxury of living in Paihia for the past summer but stupidly only recently completed my open water course... it was so amazing and such an expereince that i jumped right in and carried on my advanced the week after.... More

Craig at Paihia Dive is great to deal with and made organising our dive trip easy as! We had the best day checking out the Rainbow Warrior and another reef dive. Ben was an excellent skipper, looking after us and keeping us well informed with what was happening. Also managed to save me with out too much drama when my... More

Paihia Dive is one of those dive centres you rarely find these days - it is small, personal and it is very well run. When a dive centre is run by people who still love diving and are excited to show their customers what they have to offer it is a real find. Craig and Lisa Johnson recently took over... More

always have gret time with the Paihia Dive team they are gret fun to relax. would lways recommend to people who walk in the path of diving good work .=) More

After around a decades neglect, Paihia dive is now in the carrying hands of Craig and Lisa. Craig taught me to dive 20ish years ago, so out was great to see him back in the bay. Had an amazing dive on the Canterbury, which is already getting a lot of colour (although not as pretty as the aptly named "rainbow... More

I've been diving with Paihia Dive a couple of times and I must say that they have excellent service, good prices and nice and friendly personnel. Craig, Ben, Laura and Jax made these dives an lovely experience for life. I will hopefully be back for more diving in the near future. Markus, Sweden More

Recently I was lucky enough to do a Discover scuba dive with Craig and the team at Paihia Dive. Which was amazing an gave me a re newed love for the sea. Craig, Ben an Jax were a easy going, fun, supportive and professional team. They ran me through all the safety aspects of not only the dive but also... More