Event by Ghost Diving NZ
Te Papa Wharf
Duration: 5 hr 30 min
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook

Join Ghost Diving New Zealand at our next dive clean up. This time, along Te Papa Wharf and at the Jump Platform.
This will be an ocean and shore based clean up once again targeting rubbish in and around the Wellington foreshore.
Scuba divers, free divers and shore crew all needed! Be prepared to get wet and dirty!
DATE: 15 October 2022.
TIMES:
9am – Registrations open,
9:45 – Briefing
10:00am – Divers in the water.
130pm ish clean-up and pack down.
LOCATION: Te Papa Wharf look for the GDNZ signs.
Scuba Divers who wish to participate must have a minimum of 50 logged and be comfortable working in low / zero visibility.
Scuba and Free Divers must provide their own gear and tanks. If you also have your own catch bag(s) or float boat for collecting rubbish, please bring this along and ensure they are named.
If you would like to join in the fun and participate as part of the shore crew, you will need to make sure you are wearing fully covered shoes and bring a pair of gardening gloves……. also be prepared to get down and dirty!
Shore Crew are needed to:
1) Supporting the divers, monitoring positions, and ensuring the safety of the other shore crew members;
2) Picking up rubbish from the shore and surrounding area;
3) Collecting rubbish from the divers and delivering this to the decritter station;
4) Decrittering;
5) Recording rubbish collected;
6) Clean up and pack down;
7) Other tasks as needed.
ALL PARTICIPANTS, SHORE CREW AND DIVERS, MUST REGISTER ON ARRIVAL.
PLEASE NOTE:
• This is a free family friendly event, but children must be supervised at all times by an adult.
• Closed toe footwear must be worn for safety.
• Please bring your own hand protection (gardening gloves or similar).
• Don’t forget your own water bottle and bring sunscreen if it’s a warm day.
• Dress for the weather (warm clothes and jackets) – we go ahead rain or shine.
• There will also be plenty of work for non-divers to get involved.
If this event is cancelled due to weather or we have to move sites (due to weather), notification will be given on the Facebook page, the day before.
We look forward to seeing you there!