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Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve

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Overview

The Poor Knights Islands are a complete marine reserve, with an amazing history, and spectacular scenery. Its essence touches you, and its stories stay with you . As one of the Top Ten dive sites from Jacques Cousteau - worth crossing the world for!!

Address: Tutukaka, New Zealand Northland

Locations

Follow SH1 from Auckland (or Paihia) to Whangarei.
Tutukaka is 25 minutes drive from Whangarei, Northland’s largest city.
A pleasant cruise to the North-East coast takes you through the scenic stone-walled Glenbervie countryside, past historic seaside Ngunguru and over the hill to the beautiful deep-water harbour and Tutukaka Marina.

Photo Gallery

Nudibranch mating at the Poor Knights Islands;

Nudibranch mating at the Poor Knights Islands;

  • Nudibranch mating at the Poor Knights Islands;
  • Dive! Tutukaka's boat Calypso, and a pod of orca
  • Sting ray action, photo from
  • Red fish, blue fish;

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Reviews

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Awesome video

Yuri Volna from en_US - 07 March 2012 - 12:39 pm

After 1 minute of watching you video - I was packing my bags to hit the road to see you guys. Awesome!