New Zealand Nature T-shirt Store

Three women smile brightly, each wearing a different Surface Active t-shirt showcasing New Zealand wildlife: an Adélie penguin, a jewelled gecko, and a giant weta.

November 18, 2020 / magentadotbrands.com / No Comments

Celebrating our Surface Active New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company store launch

Chrissie and I are happy to announce the launch of our Surface Active New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company store. You can shop here to get your Surface Active teeshirts.

Chrissie and I created our New Zealand nature t-shirt company and clothing brand, Surface Active, in 1985. As design pARTners we create wildlife T-shirts in the spirit of fun. Our subject matter is native flora & fauna, landscapes and Kiwiana—designs that celebrate some of the unique and beautiful assets of our country that we love.

We have had many requests to make our most popular T-shirt designs available again. So I made it my lockdown 2020 project to complete the job of launching our brand new Surface Active Teespring store.

From whales to wetas, paua to penguins—please browse through our store to see if there’s something for you.

All the best,

Surface Active design pARTners: Shaun Waugh (boss), Chrissie Terpstra (bossier)

Adelie penguins make everything better. Shop for kids and for adults.
Adelie Penguin kids tees are here:

Paua for the people. Kiwi as summers by the sea! Shop the range of Paua apparel and homewares here.

We believe drawing is an essential part of the creative process and all that you see in our store has begun as drawings. At 61cm x 91cm this original portrait of a tuatara rendered in pen and ink by Shaun has maximum impact as a poster. Shop the range of Tuatara homewares and apparel here.

Kee-aa! Kid’s Kea New Zealand on a deep royal blue tee. Get your alpine parrot tees for adults and kids here.

Forest floor and Ocean. Two double-sided t-shirt designs just for kids. These lively charcoal pencil drawings are printed front and back—they look almost 3D.
Ocean: The dolphins, seals and whales are here.
Forest floor: A scattering of native flora & creatures of the forest floor, some creepy, some cute—are here.

Don’t say “oooh!”, say “aaah!” For this is one of the best looking wetas you’ll see. The recently discovered bluff weta can be found in scree and on rocky bluffs of the Kaikouras and Mt. Somers and all over this t-shirt—available for adults and kids here.