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Bollywood Star Dives into Fresh Role as New Zealand Tourism Ambassador

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Updated by Brooke McConnell on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-31T21:23:31-07:00">March 31, 2021</time>
New Zealand was thrust into the spotlight in October with the arrival of newly-appointed tourism ambassador and Bollywood sensation Sidharth Malhotra. The 30-year-old Indian actor tried his hand at a number of activities including bungee jumping, sky diving, sandboarding and, most importantly, scuba diving. Sidharth touched down in New Zealand on the 11th of October […]

Alice Hickson, World Champion and National Record Holder in Freediving

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Updated by Danielle Schofield on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-05-15T08:06:34-07:00">May 15, 2016</time>
Alice Hickson - Freediver Alice Hickson dived her way onto the freediving scene after less than a year in the sport. After being selected for the UK Freedive Team at the 2015 Freediving Pool World Championships in Belgrade, Alice broke three national records, won a gold and bronze medal and became a World Champion…and this was only her second […]

Andre Miller: An Ambassador for Conservation

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Updated by Brooke McConnell on <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-31T21:08:19-07:00">March 31, 2021</time>
Click to display the embedded YouTube video Guest blog post by Jo Walters Andre Miller is a marine scientist, PADI Dive Center owner and Master Scuba Diver Trainer, and a passionate leader of the conservation movement in Barbados. Andre was recently named a PADI AmbassaDiver.  “I grew up on a tiny island surrounded by a lot […]

PADI AmbassaDiver Susan R. Eaton: Explorer, Geologist, Extreme Snorkeler

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Updated by Ashley Levy on <time class="updated" datetime="2016-07-07T16:46:58-07:00">July 07, 2016</time>
Guest blogger: Jo Walters In the lead-up to PADI Women’s Dive Day, coming up on 16 July, 2016, we’re featuring the world’s most interesting and accomplished women in our “Women in Diving” blog series. This time, we caught up with Susan R. Eaton, scientist, explorer, journalist, conservationist and ‘extreme’ snorkeler. Ten years ago, after a […]

Passions of Paradise EcoGuides share reef knowledge

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Updated by Andrew Jenkins
Passions of Paradise has expanded its citizen science program in anticipation of a surge in interest following the David Attenborough series on the Great Barrier Reef. Passions of Paradise Chief Executive Officer Scotty Garden said the company had boosted the number of crew accredited with Ecotourism Australia to five as part of the company’s commitment […]

PADI Master Instructor Releases Book on Diving in Indonesia

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Updated by Brandon Scott
PADI Master Instructor Sarah Wormald has recently released a guide book titled Diving in Indonesia; The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Best Dive Spots. The guide aims to provide comprehensive information on dive sites across Indonesia. The information on each region includes difficulty level, highlights, logistics, general area information, general diving information and detailed dive […]