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| Tauranga - Bay of Plenty |  
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Description:
Sandwiched between three oceans of widely varying temperaments, New Zealand enjoys a unique blend of sub-tropical, temperate and sub-Antarctic marine conditions - and the result is an astonishing diversity in marine life. New Zealand's unique land-dwelling fauna are widely known and appreciated, but equally unique, and perhaps easier to observe than kiwi or tuatara, are the countless species of rare marine birds, mammals, fish and invertebrates that are endemic to New Zealand. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Tauranga Domestic Auckland International 2-1/2 hours |
| Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 20 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 10 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: All year |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Blue sharks |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | Common in the sea, rarely seen by divers
| | | Common dolphins |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Eagle rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kingi's
| | | Sea lions and fur seals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fur seals on most Islands
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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