Staff profiles

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (Non-Teaching)

38 years experience in the industry

Diving has been John's passion since he took his first breath underwater around 1968.  He's been hooked on diving ever since, and has spent his life in the industry.  John has seen trends come and go, has seen new ideas blossom and fade, but has been around long enough to continue to build the business on old fashioned dedication and care of the customer.

Darren hails from Dunedin, and comes to us highly recommended where he trained at Dive Otago.  His passion is diving and he is just itching to see you qualified as a PADI Open Water Diver and out there enjoying our marvellous coastline.  With summer coming on, now is the time to get in to the Dive Shop and enrol in your PADI dive course.  And Darren is just the man to introduce you to the thrills of diving.

Colleen has many years of office administration experience, and today puts that to good use as support person alongside her husband, John, in their business.

Keith comes to us with a background in tele-communications management, and hardware and home handyman retail.  He fills the role of cylinder tester and LPG gas filler with us here at Dive HQ admirably, and is adding these new skills to his portfolio.  Keith is aiming to gain the skills and knowledge required to attain his own Periodic Tester Certificate.