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Mens’ Tee Designs

Bring a touch of New Zealand nature to your wardrobe with Surface Active’s collection of men’s t-shirts.

A man wearing a white Surface Active Adelie penguins, Antarctica t-shirt beside New Brighton pier.

Adelie penguins tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$67.50
Womens Tee: …NZD$67.50
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$71.00

A grey marle Surface Active t-shirt with two colourful pixel painted weta on the front, one on the sleeve and one on the back.

Bluff Weta all-over: mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

Playful Surface Active dolphins leaping design t-shirt, designed and printed in New Zealand

Dolphins leap tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A khaki Surface Active giant weta t-shirt beside New Brighton pier.

Giant weta tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A multicolour print of an overhead view of a Harlequin Gecko moving through the foliage of a flowering manuka tree printed on the front of a black marle Surface Active t-shirt. The shirt reads in small text “Harlequin gecko - Stewart Island New Zealand.

Harlequin gecko tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Back view of a navy blue Surface Active iconic Kiwi roundel design t-shirt modelled by a man beside New Brighton pier.

Iconic kiwi tee (dark): Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

An orange Surface Active iconic Kiwi roundel design t-shirt modelled by a man beside New Brighton pier.

Iconic kiwi tee (light): Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Jewelled gecko tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Kea Mt Cook tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Kiwi all over tee (dark): Mens

Shop Men’s, Women’s, and Kids’ short-sleeve and long-sleeve t-shirts and tank tops from Surface Active—The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company.

A man wearing a Surface Active all-over printed iconic Kiwi, New Zealand t-shirt, light coloured shirt version, standing on New Brighton beach beside the pier.

Kiwi all over tee (light): Mens

Shop Men’s, Women’s, and Kids’ short-sleeve and long-sleeve t-shirts and tank tops from Surface Active—The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company.

Kiwi florin coin tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A black Surface Active t-shirt with illustration of a 1961 Ford MkII Zephyr re-imagined as NASA’s space shuttle being modelled by a customer beside New Brighton Pier.

Kiwi space shuttle tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Paua of the Pacific tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

Seagull New Brighton dawn tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Shags in love tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

A man showing his white Surface Active tapa all-over printed t-shirt.

Tapa NZ tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$67.50
Womens Tee: …NZD$67.50
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$81.00

A forest green Surface Active all-over printed Treefern New Zealand t-shirt worn by a young man facing the camera in the studio.

Treefern – punga tee: Mens

Shop for adults t-shirts at Surface Active’s Global store.

Tuatara dawn tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Black and white image of a Surface Active tuatara portrait printed on a black t-shirt, the tuatara is a lizard native to New Zealand.

Tuatara portrait tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Whale tail Kaikoura tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00


Womens’ Tee Designs

Find the perfect women’s t-shirt to match your style in our range of designs inspired by New Zealand nature.

Two smiling women modelling both sides of the Surface Active Adelie penguins, Antarctica t-shirt on New Brighton beach in New Zealand, alongside the New Brighton pier.

Adelie penguins tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$67.50
Mens Tee: ………NZD$67.50
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$71.00

Dolphins leap tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A pretty young woman wearing a Surface Active weta New Zealand t-shirt beside New Brighton pier.

Giant weta tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Harlequin gecko tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Back view of a curly-haired woman modelling the the large art of a black Surface Active iconic Kiwi, New Zealand t-shirt beside the New Brighton pier.

Iconic kiwi tee (dark): Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Back view of an orange Surface Active iconic Kiwi roundel design t-shirt modelled by a woman beside New Brighton pier.

Iconic kiwi tee (light): Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Jewelled gecko tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Kea Mt Cook tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Kiwi all over tee (dark): Womens

Shop Men’s, Women’s, and Kids’ short-sleeve and long-sleeve t-shirts and tank tops from Surface Active—The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company.

Kiwi all over tee (light): Womens

Shop Men’s, Women’s, and Kids’ short-sleeve and long-sleeve t-shirts and tank tops from Surface Active—The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company.

Kiwi florin coin tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Kiwi space shuttle tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A smiling young woman beside New Brighton Pier wearing a black Surface Active t-shirt with a colourful Paua shell design.

Paua of the Pacific tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

A happy young woman wearing a light olive Red-billed gull, New Brighton, New Zealand t-shirt on New Brighton beach beside the New Brighton pier.

Seagull New Brighton dawn tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Spotted shags tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A man showing his white Surface Active tapa all-over printed t-shirt.

Tapa NZ tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$67.50
Womens Tee: …NZD$67.50
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$81.00

Back view of a young woman wearing a forest green Surface Active Tree fern, New Zealand t-shirt in a studio.

Treefern-punga tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Back view of a happy young woman showing the large art on the back of a Surface Active Tuatara, Stephens Island, New Zealand, t-shirt beside New Brighton Pier.

Tuatara dawn tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A curly haired young woman wearing her Surface Active Tuatara t-shirt on the beach beside New Brighton pier.

Tuatara portrait tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Back view of a curly-haired woman modelling the large art of a Surface Active Kaikoura New Zealand, home of the Mighty Sperm Whale t-shirt beside the New Brighton pier.

Whale tail Kaikoura tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00


Kids’ & Infants’ Tee Designs

Let your child’s imagination run wild with our playful t-shirt designs inspired by New Zealand’s landscapes and wildlife.

A two colour print, black and sky blue, on a white t-shirt that features a graphic of a colony of a group of penguins on the front and the back.

Adelie Penguins: Kids

Kids tees infant to toddler size, 1–4 yrs old: $30.00
Kids tees youth size, 6–14 yrs old: $40.00

A smiling boy wearing a white t-shirt with a lively Surface Active “dolphins leaping” print standing beside New Brighton pier.

Dolphins leap tee: Kids

Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

A happy boy wearing a red Surface Active Iconic Kiwi t-shirt beside New Brighton Pier.

Iconic kiwi tee (light): Kids

Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00
(Plus shipping)

Jewelled Gecko tee: Kids

Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00


All-over Printed Tee Designs

Explore our collection of all-over print t-shirts featuring immersive designs. (Heat press or dye sublimation)

Adelie penguins tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

A grey marle Surface Active t-shirt with two colourful pixel painted weta on the front, one on the sleeve and one on the back.

Bluff Weta all-over: mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50

A man showing his white Surface Active tapa all-over printed t-shirt.

Tapa NZ tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$67.50
Womens Tee: …NZD$67.50
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$81.00

Back view of a young woman wearing a forest green Surface Active Tree fern, New Zealand t-shirt in a studio.

Treefern-punga tee: Womens

Womens Tee: …NZD$48.00
Mens Tee: ………NZD$48.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$30.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$58.00

Close-up of a man with a thick beard wearing a Surface Active all-over printed weta New Zealand t-shirt.

Weta all-over tee: Mens

Mens Tee: ………NZD$56.00
Womens Tee: …NZD$56.00
Kids Tee: …………NZD$40.00
Longsl Tee:………NZD$67.50


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.


Customer Details

Bank Details

Bank: Kiwibank
Account Name: MagentaDot Limited
Account Number: 38-90090359221-00
Use Reference: Your name


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 is 1 week, we ask that you allow us up to 2 weeks to print and deliver your custom made T-shirt to you.

Shaun Waugh from Surface Active (note: if you are a New Brighton local, he’s the T-Shirt man at the Saturday Brighton Market) is the guy creating you custom tee for you with the assistance of his Christchurch custom print provider Merch Kings, and the crew of volunteers at his primary local retail outlet Brighton Gallery (where locals can pick-up their orders from 7 days a week).

Shaun designs and heatpresses all his art on garments. The print quality delivered by his 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.

Custom Printed Tees

Our custom t-shirt orders made at our stall Saturdays at New Brighton Seaside Market, or at our local retail outlets Brighton Gallery and The Creatives Edit. are all now printed and heat-pressed in New Brighton by the designer, Shaun Waugh.

In addition we have two online stores: Surface Active New Zealand-based e-store, their printing facility is located in Papamoa, their prices are in NZD$. The Surface Active Global store has print facilities in worldwide. This means that your order is printed and processed at the factory nearest to where the order is going to be delivered. Note: The Global store prices for New Zealand visitors are in Australian dollars. (Use code “Perfec” for a 5% discount on global store purchases.)

Why the Variation in our wearable art T-shirt Prices?

  1. Design Complexity: Intricate designs with multiple elements, for example the ‘Weta all-over’ require more heat pressing steps, reflected in the price.
  2. Print Scale: Larger wildlife designs use more ink to print them, so bigger prints influence the pricing.
  3. Unique art, Unique Pricing: Each Surface Active tee is a unique creation due to their bespoke pressing requirements and artwork size, for example the two-sided large print ‘Adelie penguins all-over’ design, hence prices vary.

Treefern t-shirt

Feel like a walk in the forest downunder? It’s hard to avoid the familiar sight of ferns no matter where you go in New Zealand. Cool and bushy, this attractively umbrellarific Surface Active t-shirt is an all-over printed design that features a two-colour print of the tree fern on the shirt front that is repeated on the back.

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A boy in a studio posing in a terracotta coloured weta New Zealand t-shirt.

Weta t-shirt

Don’t say “oooh!”, say “aaah!” for this is one of the best-looking weta you’ll ever see. The recently rediscovered giant Bluff weta is a New Zealand insect dinosaur that can be found in scree and on rocky bluffs at Mt Somers in North Canterbury, and all over this t-shirt. Shop for men, women and kids […]

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Three friends wearing Surface Active New Zealand nature t-shirts pose for a selfie beside New Brighton pier. Left to right the designs are Adelie penguins, paua and red-billed gull.

Surface Active’s new online retail stores

We’re excited to announce our two e-stores, the Surface Active global store and the New Zealand-based store! To celebrate this significant stage in the development of our clothing brand we are rewarding our customers with a bonus.

NZ-based store: Sale price: The price of all the goods in the NZ store are 10% discounted.

Global store: Use code: “PERFEC” for 5% off your Global store purchase, storewide.

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A woman wearing a dolphins leaping New Zealand all-over printed t-shirt with her hair all over her face.

Dolphins t-shirt

Leaping dolphins wildlife art print by Surface Active.
Designed by us and printed in the USA and Europe. My new absolute fav dolphin watercolour ‘all-over’ teeshirt print.
Use the link to receive a 10% discount.

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