MOTUKARORO ISLAND

Gem Nudibranch
(also known as Aubrey or Passage Island)
Just inside Whangarei Harbour across from the refinery, NORTHLAND
Depth: 0-18 metres
Best dived from a boat and make sure you have a boatman. If you miss the tide it runs a bit. Triplefins, jewel anemones, nudibranchs and many other invertebrates have settled here. Amazing schools of fish too although visibility is usually limited.