Two women wearing a two-sided Adelie Penguin t-shirt, displaying both the front and back designs, beside New Brighton Pier in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Show off your love for these tuxedoed Antarctic cuties with this fun t-shirt. Featuring a colony of Adelie penguins in a comical waddle on the front, and their speedy escape from a leopard seal that suddenly hauled up on the edge of the sea ice in front of them on the back, this shirt is sure to turn heads.

Because the colours of snow and ice is white and the penguins are in Antarctica waddling across that surface, the only colour for the shirt is white.

Order Locally Printed in Christchurch or Shop Online

Choose how you shop for your Men’s, Women’s or Kids’ red-billed t-shirt:

  • at our New Zealand e-store based in Tauranga,
  • our International e-store based in the United States,
  • from our retail outlet in New Brighton Mall; The Creatives Edit.
  • alternatively order directly from me for a custom made heat-pressed t-shirt. Ideal for pick-up at my New Brighton Seaside Market stall, Saturdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m., for me to cycle deliver locally or to send via courier post.Note; garment colour is white only and size information is below the order form.

Prices for medium weight 185 gsm t-shirts printed by the artist in New Brighton:

  • Kids tees infant to toddler size, 1–4 yrs old: $30.00 plus shipping
  • Kids tees youth size, 6–14 yrs old: $40.00 plus shipping
  • Mens/Unisex Teeshirt: $67.50 plus shipping
  • Womens Teeshirt: $67.50 plus shipping

Prices for heavy weight 220gsm long sleeve t-shirts

  • Mens/Unisex longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Womens longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Note, that the all-over printed version of Adelie penguins unisex t-shirt is available only from the Surface Active Global store (linked).

Shipping is via Courier Post, price starts at $8 for 1 adult shirt, $10 for two or more.

International customers will be charged the actual shipping cost based on the weight and the destination of their order. As a guide a large Surface Active 185 gsm t-shirt weighs 130–150 grams.

Order Form For Custom T-Shirt Made by Shaun in New Brighton

Shaun Waugh from Surface Active is the guy creating you custom tee for you with the assistance of his Christchurch custom print provider Merch Kings. (Note: if you are a New Brighton local, he’s the T-Shirt man at the Saturday Brighton Market)

Shaun designs and heatpresses all his art on garments. The print quality delivered by the DTF printing process is exceptional and the finished product is carefully designed to be durable, reflecting the pride that Shaun has in hand-crafting his work.

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Details: Our high resolution artwork and water-based ink system ensure that our wildlife art prints are crisp and vibrant, the sharpness and details of small dots and fine lines is clear and well defined, the prints are securely bonded to the fabric, they feel soft, smooth and blended in with the garment. While our T-shirts are well made from 100% combed ring-spun cotton*, they’re constructed from 185gsm (mid-weight) fabric, pre-shrunk, anti-pill.

  • Tight knit for superior printability and handfeel
  • Side seams for better fit and to prevent twisting
  • Shoulder to shoulder reinforcing tape
  • Twin-needle stitching on body and sleeve hems

* Marle colours have a 15 percent viscose content to produce that classic marle look.


Choose Colour

Surface Active’s t-shirt suppliers colour chart to assist customers to identify the right t-shirt for them.
Top row: Black, Black Marle, Dark Grey, Grey Marle, Sage, Khaki, Kelly, Navy.
Middle row: Denim Marle, Bluestone, Deep Royal, Aqua, Pale Sky, Lavender, Purple, Maroon.
Bottom row: Rust, Red, Pale Pink, Orange, Tan, Ivory, White. (Note: Outsize shirts are available up to 9XL in 5 colours: White, Black, Dark Grey, Navy & Grey Marle)

Choose size

Size chart of Surface Actives mens’ t-shirt sizes.
Mens’ size chart.
Womens’ size chart.
Kids’ size chart.

Thank you so much for purchasing one of our Surface Active New Zealand Nature tees.

While our delivery target of 1 week is usually achieved, we ask that you allow us up to 2 weeks to print and deliver your custom made T-shirt to you.

Alternatively our t-shirts are available for purchase at our stall at New Brighton Seaside Market on Saturdays, and The Creatives Edit in New Brighton Mall.

All-over printed black and ice blue two colour print on a white t-shirt with a graphic of a group of Adelie penguins marching towards the viewer on the front and running away with their backs to the viewer on the back.
This is the all-over printed Adelie penguins unisex t-shirt t-shirt design showcasing the comical behaviour of a waddle of Adelie penguins on their way across the sea ice to feed in Antarctica’s Ross Sea.

Prices for pure cotton t-shirts printed by the artist in New Brighton:

  • Kids tees infant to toddler size, 1–4 yrs old, medium weight 185 gsm: $30.00 plus shipping
  • Kids tees youth size, 6–14 yrs old, medium weight 185 gsm: $40.00 plus shipping
  • Mens/Unisex Teeshirt, medium weight 185 gsm: $67.50 plus shipping
  • Womens Teeshirt, medium weight 185 gsm: $67.50 plus shipping
  • Mens/Unisex longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Womens longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Shipping is via Courier Post, price starts at $8 for 1 adult shirt, $10 for two or more.

International customers will be charged the actual shipping cost based on the weight and the destination of their order. As a guide a Large Surface Active 185 gsm t-shirt weighs 130–150 grams.

Alternatively our t-shirts are available for purchase at our stall at New Brighton Seaside Market on Saturdays, and at Brighton Gallery and The Creatives Edit in New Brighton Mall.

The Adelie penguins design is also available on a range of homewares

A playful t-shirt featuring the behaviour of a group of Adelie penguins in motion. The same design is repeated on a coffee mug that the model is in a cafe holding.
The Adelie penguins design is also available on a range of homewares from the Surface Active New Zealand store or the Global store.
A happy young woman wearing a Surface Active Adelie Penguins, Antarctica t-shirt on New Brighton beach beside the New Brighton pier.
A happy young woman wearing a Surface Active Adelie Penguins, Antarctica t-shirt on New Brighton beach in New Zealand, alongside the New Brighton pier.

Surface Active - The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company logo. Positive, black on white version.
The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company
Show off your love for Adelie penguins with this fun tee.
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