Welcome to Dolphin Underwater Dive and Adventure Club
North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand

FLOODGATES FOR CLAIMS TO BEACHES HAS NOW OPENED
Details here!!.

Product safety warning for diving hoses

Divers are being urged to immediately stop using Miflex High Pressure Diving Hoses. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs says this product has been recalled in North America due to the risk of the hose rupturing, leaving the diver without air supply and at risk of drowning.
The hoses are primarily sold as individual replacement gauge hoses. They may also go by the brands Cascade Hoses, Deluxe Cylinder Equalizer (P/N AC366), Miflex Two Gauge Console(HL300/HL300M) and Miflex Rebreather Kits.
The recall has been initiated by the United States supplier of the Italian-made products. Their website has further details: http://www.xsscuba.com/miflex-safety-recall.html.
Initial investigations by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs have determined that the equipment has been bought through overseas websites and imported into New Zealand.If you own one of the affected hoses, stop using it immediately and contact your supplier.

Images can be found on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission website: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12155.html.

For more information, please contact:

Alastair Stewart
Communications Advisor
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
021 358 274
alastair.stewart(@)med.govt.nz

Citizen's Initiated Referendum
The Coastal Coalition is an umbrella group formed to unite people who believe the foreshore and seabed is the birthright and common heritage of all New Zealanders equally and should remain in Crown ownership. We have no affiliation to any political party. We strongly opposed the 2011 Marine and Coastal Area Act to repeal public ownership of the foreshore and seabed and allow iwi to make claims - and have now launched a Citizens Initiated Referendum (CIR) to overturn the new law and restore Crown ownership.

Advanced Dive Course

Want to improve your skills? For those wanting to further your dive education and training we are holding an Advanced Dive Course. The cost is around $450 (to be confirmed) two more people are needed to hold this course. It is held over a weekend and includes 5 dives. Date to be confirmed to best suit those doing the course. Contact Margaret 09 473 8069 or Dave 09 479 8334. (Dave Dobbie and Garry Cozens have their names down to do this course)

MERC Winter Series Lectures
Details here!!.