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Commercial diving

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Commercial diving

A diver works on a pipeline in the Waitematā Harbour at Auckland in 1958, with the volcanic island Rangitoto in the background. Commercial divers have worked on a wide variety of projects, from building bridges to salvaging sunken vessels.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Diving and snorkelling – Diving for a purpose, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9010/commercial-diving (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.