Go Dive Pacific Team

I completed my first dive when I was 12 years old in a deep river at the back of our family farm, the only bit of instruction I received was “don’t hold your breath” from that day on I have been hooked on diving and over 7500 dives, 2500 student divers and over 35 years full time in the industry I am still enjoying every dive as it was my first. Fortunately over the years I have learnt a bit more about diving than that one golden rule and immensely enjoy sharing my years of experience and training with both new and experienced divers.

I am fortunate enough to enjoy living and operating in Marlborough, which without doubt is one of the best backyards in the world. To top it off we have one of the best wreck dives in the world the Mikhail Lermontov, wreck diving has now become my passion and training divers to safely enjoy wrecks has become my goal. I am especially excited about the growing popularity of technical diving and the opportunity it presents to us all to explore new places and new challenges.

I did my first dive on the island of Krk in Croatia. Although there wasn’t much to see, I really enjoyed it and got hooked right away.
A few years later, I completed my Open Water Diver course in the cold lakes of Germany, but I hadn’t seen much else underwater until now.

I’m really glad I grabbed the opportunity to do my Divemaster internship with Connor and Brent here at Go Dive Pacific. I’m excited to keep improving and hopefully become a great guide for you in the future! :)

I started diving in cold, fresh water, which was a bold choice for someone who likes feeling their fingers. Then a trip to the Mikhail Lermontov wreck completely hooked me—there was just something about exploring history underwater that made me want to spend as much time below the surface as possible.

I became an instructor because I wanted to share that same excitement with others. Watching new divers take their first breaths underwater and realise, “Oh wow, this is actually amazing,” is still one of my favourite parts of the job.

When I’m not teaching, you’ll catch me out exploring—on land or underwater—looking for the next thing worth diving into.

G’day divers! We are Star and Panda, the four-legged faces of the team 🐕✨
Our job? Easy — greet every visitor with tail wags, keep morale high, and make sure the crew stays on schedule (treat time waits for no one).

On our days off, we like to go on long walks, napping in the sun, and watching the sheep trot about — you know, classic supervisor stuff.

The sun is out, so come say hi — just don’t forget the belly rub payment.