Surface Active

Surface Active The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company: Keeping it Kiwi and putting it on T-shirts, that’s us! T-shirts in the spirit of fun!

Discover our New Zealand nature wildlife art designs from Surface Active’s independent artists, design pARTners Chrissie Terpstra and Shaun Waugh at our two e-stores. Global store: www.surfaceactive.nz?pr=PERFEC - USE CODE: “PERFEC” for 5% off all purchases. Local store, New Zealand-based: www.surfaceactive.digitees.co.nz/
Sale price: Our Surface Active store prices are all 10% discounted, and ou

r minimum order is one item. In other words we want to be fair and equitable to all our customers and include everyone in our storewide 10%-off sale.

• About us •

Founded in 1985 by Chrissie “T” Terpstra and Shaun Waugh as a screen printing hobby on the kitchen table supplying weekend market stalls at the Christchurch Arts Centre Market and Waiheke Island Markets with our New Zealand nature t-shirts. Surface Active art-to-wear grew into a craft screen-printing studio in our back shed in South Brighton, and a clothing label sold at our weekend Arts Centre Market stall, at The Great New Zealand Craft Shows and in stores nationwide. Surface Active has been at the forefront of New Zealand nature and Kiwiana t-shirts since its creation. During the 2020 lockdown SurfaceActive.NZ has grown to encompass the web. We print the highest quality t-shirts for nature lovers, and our New Zealand nature t-shirts make the perfect gift idea. We believe drawing is an essential part of the creative process and all that you see in our store began as drawings, many took a lot of patience. Our subject matter is New Zealand’s native flora & fauna, landscapes & designs in praise of Kiwiana. Graphic designs that connect to and cherish the nature of our home, wonderful beautiful NZ.

03/04/2026

Art snobs say it’s ‘just merchandise.’

Andy Warhol would have printed it in his Factory and charged double.
Welcome to the Shaun Waughhol Print Factory—where New Brighton souvenirs become wearable pop art.
Fresh off the press: NEW BRIGHTON WAVE
Custom-made, limited-run, one-of-a-kind… multiple colourway drops.

$67.50

Now available at:
→ New Brighton Seaside Market (every Saturday)
→ Riccarton Sunday Market
→ The Creatives Edit.

Or grab yours online before the next wave hits:
https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

Custom Made Art. © 2025–26 Shaun Waughhol Print Factory
(The Fresh Prints of Brighton • Surface Active)

01/04/2026

Product: New Brighton Souvenir T-shirt
Subject: Consumer style T-shirt, Woman, (Seaside)
Custom Made Art. © 2025–26 Shaun Waughhol Print Factory (The Fresh Prints of Brighton, Surface Active)
Outlets: New Brighton Seaside Market (Saturday), Riccarton Sunday Market, The Creatives Edit.
https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

01/04/2026

The Fresh Prints of Brighton: Tarapunga Social Club

© Shaun Waughhol Print Factory 2025 | Serial No. 04 | Wildlife ’Art’ to Wear

This new “Tarapunga Social Club/Flock of Red-Billed Gulls Rising” art print, first printed last November is pretty cool.

Flying out the door.

Available on white, silver marle and steel blue (makes their red beaks really pop!). Price $57.50

Pop in and say hello at New Brighton Seaside Market Saturdays, Riccarton Sunday Market, or week days at the fabulous The Creatives Edit.

Big thank you to the customer for permission to share this portrait.

Order your custom made shirt here: https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

01/04/2026

Caught Brighton Bubbly Barista Sophie rocking her new Tarapunga Social Club T-shirt at her Honey Cafe last Thursday morning—it’s just the right print for her busy cafe and it made my day!

As a true New Brighton local (just like our cheeky flocks of red-billed gulls), Sophie has been such a warm-hearted supporter of my Surface Active stall at the New Brighton Seaside Market every Saturday.

I gifted her this shirt as a thank you for her years of friendship and dedication to serving great coffee to our community.

She’s been getting heaps of compliments and always points people to my market stall Saturdays or space in the gallery just a few doors down at The Creatives Edit.

Love seeing my art worn with pride in our seaside suburb!

Come say hi at the market Saturdays 10am–2pm, or grab your own tarapunga (or other NZ wildlife) tee online: https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

Kaikoura Cray Emerges from the Surge and ShadowsIntroducing ‘Kaikoura Cray’, my new charcoal and pen-and-ink drawing of ...
31/03/2026

Kaikoura Cray Emerges from the Surge and Shadows

Introducing ‘Kaikoura Cray’, my new charcoal and pen-and-ink drawing of the mighty koura emerging from the surge and shadows of Kaikoura’s rugged rocky shores. The latest in my local New Zealand native wildlife series, available now on pure cotton tees in five beautiful coastal colours that perfectly showcase the bold red crayfish artwork. On the back, a subtle badge print between the shoulders reads: “Crayfish – Koura, Kaikoura New Zealand”....

Introducing ‘Kaikoura Cray’, my new charcoal and pen-and-ink drawing of the mighty koura emerging from the surge and shadows of Kaikoura’s rugged rocky shores. The latest in my local New Zealand na…

31/03/2026

Introducing ‘Kaikoura Cray’, my new charcoal and pen-and-ink drawing of the mighty koura emerging from the surge and shadows of Kaikoura’s rugged rocky shores.
The latest in my local New Zealand native wildlife series, available now on pure cotton tees in five beautiful coastal colours that perfectly showcase the bold red crayfish artwork.
On the back, a subtle badge print between the shoulders reads: “Crayfish – Koura, Kaikoura New Zealand”.

Kingfısher RisingIntroducing ‘Kingfisher Rising’, my new digital watercolour painting of the kotare exploding into the a...
31/03/2026

Kingfısher Rising

Introducing ‘Kingfisher Rising’, my new digital watercolour painting of the kotare exploding into the air off his perch to fish from the South Brighton Estuary. The latest in my local New Zealand native birds series, available now on pure cotton tees in four beautiful coastal colours perfect for showcasing the kingfisher’s vibrant plumage....

Introducing ‘Kingfisher Rising’, my new digital watercolour painting of the kotare exploding into the air off his perch to fish from the South Brighton Estuary. The latest in my local New Zealand n…

30/03/2026

Introducing ‘Kingfisher Rising’, my new digital watercolour painting of the kotare exploding into the air off his perch to fish from the South Brighton Avon/Heathcote Estuary. The latest in my local New Zealand native birds series, available now on pure cotton tees in four beautiful coastal colours perfect for showcasing the kingfisher’s vibrant plumage.
https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

Caught Sophie rocking her new tarapunga T-shirt at Honey Cafe this morning—and it made my day! As a true New Brighton lo...
27/03/2026

Caught Sophie rocking her new tarapunga T-shirt at Honey Cafe this morning—and it made my day!

As a true New Brighton local (just like our cheeky red-billed gulls), Sophie has been such a warm-hearted supporter of my Surface Active stall at the New Brighton Seaside Market every Saturday.

I gifted her this design as a thank you for her years of friendship and dedication to serving great coffee to our community.

She’s been getting heaps of compliments and always points people to my stall or space in the gallery just a few doors down at The Creatives Edit.

Love seeing my art worn with pride in our seaside suburb!

Come say hi at the market Saturdays 10am–2pm, or grab your own tarapunga (or other NZ wildlife) tee online: https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

This flashy 80s neon fashion inspired tee, says “New Brighton: No ordinary suburb” with its hypnotic full-width, op-art ...
25/03/2026

This flashy 80s neon fashion inspired tee, says “New Brighton: No ordinary suburb” with its hypnotic full-width, op-art psychedelic waves, it beams local pride. 100 % designed & hand-crafted by me in my seaside studio. Catch one this Saturday at New Brighton Market, Sunday at Riccarton Market, or grab yours by DM/ordering online.
https://magentadotbrands.com/shop/

Address

15 Brighton Mall, Christchurch
New Brighton
8061

Telephone

+64210676176

Website

https://www.surfaceactive.nz/

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