Trevor's Rocks

Trevor's Rocks is an advanced dive site at the Poor Knights Islands, offering experienced divers access to dramatic rock formations in the deeper, more exposed sections of New Zealand's premier marine reserve. Named for a contributor to Poor Knights diving, this site delivers the outstanding marine life density and spectacular underwater scenery that the reserve is famous for, in conditions that challenge and reward advanced divers. The rock formations create complex underwater topography with walls, pinnacles, and overhangs that provide diverse habitats at multiple depth levels. The volcanic substrate is covered in the extraordinary encrusting communities that make the Poor Knights one of the most colorful temperate dive destinations in the world. Jewel anemones, sponges, and colonial organisms create walls of vivid color that seem impossibly rich for temperate waters. The advanced rating reflects the exposure, current potential, and depth range at this more demanding section of the reserve. The rewards include marine encounters of exceptional quality, with the reserve's unmatched fish populations providing encounters that few other temperate dive sites can match. Large snapper, crayfish of remarkable dimensions, and schools of blue maomao create an immersive experience of marine abundance. Trevor's Rocks offers advanced divers the full Poor Knights experience at its most challenging and most spectacular.