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Police and military diving

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Police and military diving

Members of the Police National Dive Squad prepare to resume the search for a body in Manukau Harbour in July 2005. Body recovery and forensic searches are among the major jobs of the squad.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 05 July 2005

by Martin Sykes

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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/9011/police-and-military-diving (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.