#219: Stop 4140. 94 Rangatira Road, Beach Haven, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Super light and comfortable blue with white coconut palm silhouettes and brightly coloured foliage. ABC brand. Size S. Made in China. 100% cotton. MMXII on the label suggests a 2012 date of manufacture.

#218: Stop 4106. 64 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Borderline cliché model. Blue with white hibiscus and tropical fronds. Flower inners nicely highlighted with something between yellow and orange. Neither a particularly good look or a good fit. Unmatched pocket.

#217: Stop 4017. 123 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Blue with yellow tuna, swordfish and sailfish. Circular yellow logos stating ‘Hook and Tackle Fisheries – Tag and Release’. The print also includes a tag and release card which contains a hilarious report of a 90cm, 17kg dolphin tagged and released in January 2000 off Florida by a Sydney man. Nucleus brand. Made in China of polyester. Size L.

#216: Stop 4160. 156 Beach Haven Road, Beach Haven, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Well worn, so much so that the labels have been washed clean. Odd pinky red and olive green combination with bands of traditional patterns and off white leaves. Every inch of source fabric has been used with ‘Trendtex Fabrics Ltd. Copyright 1996’ along with the sample colour/numbers printed on the seam inside one sleeve. Unmatched pocket. Trendtex seems to still be in business in Honolulu, confirming the authentic feel.

#215: Stop 4027. 99 Rangatira Road, Beach Haven, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: A stunner from Royal Creations. Made in Hawaii. Size S. Green with shimmering water, a canoe on the beach, silhouettes of palm trees and a tropical horizon. Bands of hibiscus through the chest, sleeves and shoulders. Well matched pocket. 100% cotton. A real cracker.

#214: Unnumbered Stop. 114 Mokoia Road, Chatswood, North Shore City. Link here
Shirt: Black and white with large leaves and flowers. Mocean Surf Fiji brand. Size M. Made in Fiji. Super comfortable.
And no that’s not a missing cat poster. it’s for these guys: https://www.facebook.com/Boxing101NZ/

#213: Stop 4339. 1 Verbena Road, Birkdale, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Intricate dark and light blue traditional patterns with superbly hand painted canoes, paddles, turtles, leaves and simple traditional shapes in beige and white. A first entrant for the Sandwich Isle Clothing Company. 100% cotton. Made in the USA. Side XL. Nicely matched pocket. One of the best.

#212: Stop 4025. 57 Rangatira Road, Beach Haven, North Shore City. Link here
Shirt: Printed on the inside to give a cool faded look. Blue, red and orange squares with symmetrical shapes. IPD Blackseal Premium brand. Size medium. Made in China. 100% cotton. Collar buttons down in three points. Hopeless tiny pocket, not matched but with a button. Could have done with a bit more of an iron to be fair.

#211: Unnumbered Stop. 11 Waipa Street, Birkenhead, North Shore City. Link here
Shirt: Yellow with some red, blue and black leaves and flowers. Blue Hawaii brand. 2XL size and it shows. Perhaps a long-term investment. 100% cotton. Made in Thailand. I always love a pattern-matched pocket.

#210: Stop 3983. 80 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, North Shore City. Link here
Shirt: Somewhat over-labelled with ‘Modern Classics’ and ‘Contemporary wear for your comfort’. Breakaway brand. Size XL. Strange shallow and wide pocket. Hold the phone! The label says it’s 100% bamboo. That’s a first. That explains the beautiful, smooth feel. Olive and tan with coconut fronds printed in a mesh pattern. Very cool.
And in aother first, a bus has turned up mid-shoot. Totes awks.