Hope Point

This is a great site with depth ranges to suit all ability of diver, from beginner to tech and all the levels in between. Big boulders, kelpy and depth if you look for it. Eastward side of the Poor Knights Islands which doesn’t great visited as often as we would like due to the easterly sea conditions.

This arch takes a diver from the western side of the island to the eastern side. Walls outside the arch reach depth of 30m, while the inside of the arch shallows up to just 5m. On the eastern side to the right there is a group of large boulders and a small cave at around 20m.

A wall dive to 30m + on the outside of the cave leading to Mao Mao Arch. The cave mouth is large and at the sand line. Only qualified cave divers should enter beyond the light zone. Inside the cave mouth is covered in very cool growth. Outside is a great place to look for nudibranchs and Splendid Perch.

Pinnacle sea mount that attracts lots off fish life. Pinnacle rises to a depth of around 5 meters, but dives to 40+ meters can be made here. Dive site is better for advanced and expert divers.

Middle Arch is one of the best sites for diving at the Poor Knights. The Arch bottoms out at 18m and slopes down to 30m+ on both the North and South ends of the Arch. There is also an interesting cave with an air pocket near the Southwestern entrance to the Arch.

More of a bay then a hole, Noel’s Hole offers plenty of fish life with depths from 5m to over 30m towards the canyon. There is a wall towards the west that drops off into the deep, at the east it goes shallow towards the wall.

A great shallow bottomed bay with a wraparound wall leading to a small cave and a boulder strewn slope leading to deeper depths for those who are qualified. Massive boulders hide crays and scorpionfish while there is a small cave around the point popular with stingrays.

Located on the seaward side of the islands near the northern end of Tawhiti Rahi. This site can be dived in many different ways. The shallower entrance is close to the enclosed back and has a shallow underwater reef lip at 2/3m. Depth ranges 10m down to 35m the entrance is made up of large kelp covered boulders.

A sheer wall covered in kelp and encrusting life that drops to over 40 metres into a narrow sand bottom canyon with over hangs that shelter shy fish and give the dive site an exciting feel to it for the technical divers who can really enjoy the depths.

Located in the channel that separates the two large islands of the Poor Knights Island Marines reserve, this area receives a lot of water movement. The area is kelpy and fishy due to the food being brought in to the area by the water movement. Not often dived due to the water movement often in the area.