A new daily water taxi service has started up to take passengers between Whangarei Heads and Marsden Pt, providing for commuters, locals and visitors.
Whangarei Heads couple Blair and Kim Jones have been offering their Oceandiversity Sea Adventures (OSA) tours for three years after deciding to take a chance and follow their passion.
After continually getting requests, and seeing a gap in the market, they have decided to diversify and use their charter boat as a water taxi/ferry to run between the Heads and Marsden Pt.
Mrs Jones said they had 20 years' experience operating boats and as Scuba and snorkel guides for people of all ages and abilities.
She said they frequently dived and snorkelled in the areas they operated in and developed OSA to help people of all ages and abilities to experience the wonders of the underwater world while being responsible visitors and guardians of the marine environment.