Visit New Zealand As A Tourist - Become A Divemaster or Dive Instructor While You Holiday!
Looking for RECREATIONAL DIVING? Visit our sister site: earth2ocean.co.nz to just go diving!
Visa-free
You may be eligible to visit New Zealand as a tourist for up to six months, visa-free. Find out if you can enter New Zealand with a visa-free visitors permit now!
Train For A Career As A Dive Professional
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a job where you could travel the world's finest beaches and resorts, swim and scuba dive the best dive sites, and meet thousands of interesting people? Wonder no more - you've found the perfect job! Train in New Zealand to become a PADI, SSI, or NAUI Dive Leader, Dive Control Specialist, Divemaster, or Scuba Diving Instructor.
The Dive Professional Academy of New Zealand can offer you a certification in many scuba diving levels, making you a perfect candidate for a career worldwide as a scuba instructor or assistant. Good diving courses are hard to find - make sure you train with the best at the Dive Professional Academy of New Zealand. Train in one of the largest and most diverse dive stores in the country, and under the instruction of some of the best education experts New Zealand has to offer.
About The Academy
The Dive Professional Academy of New Zealand is an initiative of Earth2Ocean Ltd, Tauranga’s largest diver training establishment. We offer courses from the world’s three most respected diver training organisations – PADI, SSI, & NAUI – training local divers and travellers since 2003.
Become a Dive Professional while on vacation in the Bay of Plenty
DPANZ is committed to furthering worldwide promotion of the Bay of Plenty, one of New Zealand’s premier tourist locations. The Bay of Plenty offers nautical tourist attractions to rival any other location in the country, and accommodation and activities of the highest quality.
Safety & Environmental Responsibility
Earth2Ocean and DPANZ have a steady focus on quality, safety and environmental responsibility. This makes us your first port of call for training as a diver and a dive professional. We’re more than just a name and a website – we’re lifestyle and sustainability advocates, offering you a lifelong passion for the underwater world and the education to discover, learn and protect the ocean’s we love!
Browse our website and find out how we can help you to have the holiday of your dreams, and begin a lifetime of excitement and worldwide travel as an NZ-trained dive professional.