Ron Opie Diving
Scuba diving instruction, Dive equipment sales and service

Location

329 Garsed Road
Kakaramea
PATEA

Ron Opie Diving (at Greenways) is sign-posted on the Main Road half a km north of Kakaramea. Just follow the minor signs up Garsed Road for 3 km until you reach the Greenways sign.

Contacts

 

Ron & Dianne Opie 64 6 273 4271   ( Phone + Fax )
Toni Opie +64 6 273 4202
Email   opie@voyager.co.nz

 

Training facilities

At Greenways, Ron Opie Diving has available - two classrooms, a large training equipment storage room and a large kitchen/smoko room.pool

Also we have an indoor heated swimming pool which is purposely built for dive training, 12m long x 5m wide, 1200mm sloping to 1400mm before it drops to a depth of 5200mm which makes it an ideal training site.

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Other facilities

The air temperature within the complex (pool and classrooms etc) is heated to give maximum comfort during the winter months. Within the pool there are male and female changing rooms each with a shower, there is also a unisex toilet with a shower to cater for handicapped patrons. For those who wish, there is a sauna to warm those aches and pains away.

Another facility we offer at Greenways is 30 bed accommodation ranging from 2 beds to 8 beds per room in bunk style format. A large kitchen/dining room compliments this unique complex.

Ron Opie Diving has a retail dive store which stocks all the dive equipment needed for a diver to be kitted out with top quality gear.

Equipment

Ron Opie Diving has available

  • a full range of dive training equipment
    full hire equipment
    .
  • 6 metre aluminium boat powered by a 175 hp outboard available for course sea dives and for private charter use for dive or fishing trips.
  • Two Toyota Hiace vans for transport of students and equipment.
  • Tandem covered in trailer for equipment cartage and security whilst on away exercises.

Staff

 

 Facility Manager

Ron Opie 
(Divecon Instructor - NZ Coast-Guard tutor)

 

Course Tutors & Assistants
Toni Opie
George Bailey
Julie Barclay
Nigel Dwyer
Ross Patterson
Eddie Jenkins
Richard Guy
Phil Duffy
Mike Ballantine
Andrew Rooks

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