#49: Stop 3237. 181 East Coast Road, Castor Bay, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Frantic light and dark blue leaves and traditional patterns with black and white flowers. Front pocket. ‘Mareko Island Creations’ brand. Wildest sewing in the collection – inside seams not overlocked, buttons hanging off, long loose and knotted threads inside and drink-driver stitching.

#48: Stop 3245. 150 Beach Road, Campbells Bay, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Marvellous celebration of fly fishing. Superb. Made in China. Medium. 100% cotton. Front pocket. Makes you want to get your rod out. Totally cool button-down collar.

#47: Stop 3243. 301 Beach Road, Campbells Bay, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Why is this in the collection? Brown plaid with vertical yellow and dark brown diamond shapes. Large button-down pocket sewn over the top of a seond layer of material. U2 brand. No other details. If one had to sacrificed, this would be it.

#46: Stop 3752. 280 Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Fades from light blue to dark with rows of blue or yellow tribal patterns. Dark blue patterns on sleeves. Urban Equipment brand. Made in China. Size XL but not that big. Very soft feel.

#45: Stop 3756. 12 Greenhithe Road, Greenhithe, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Hellish burning skulls over large red and yellow flames. Nucleus brand. Size M. Made in China. Polyester. Says ‘wash with similar colours’ on the label. Good luck with that.

#44: Unnumbered Stop. 235 Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, North Shore City.
Link: here
Shirt: Huge ten-pin bowling tent of a garment covered in ten pins, bowling balls and keywords like ‘strike’, ‘split’, ‘bowl’ and ‘Florida’. Made in the UAE for Box-Office brand. 100% polyester.

#43: Stop 3593. 273 Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Lion Red ‘Hook line and sink a few’ in bright yellow with faint mutant fish and a few bold red ones. Gift from a brother in law. Label says ‘one size fits all’. 65% polyester and 35% cotton. Made in NZ.

#42: Stop 3597. 147 Albany Highway, Unsworth Heights, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: One of my favourites that always gets comments around the office. Unfortunately these comments tend to revolve around it being slightly too small for me. Tropical parrots on various branches. Hilariously one bird has an eye patch. ‘IFD Blackseal Premium’ brand. Size Medium. Made in China. 100% cotton.

25 August 2017: Wore to work today and popped the top button. Had to walk around for a couple of hours like I had something to prove until I could find a safety pin.

#41: Stop 4207. 22 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: Awesome Christmas number with Santa out surfing while large piles of wrapped presents sit on small islands and coconut trees. One of the wrapped presents seems to be a fish. Includes orange sunsets. Match brand. Size M. Made in China. Viscose material. Comfortable, light and fun.

#40: Stop 4271. 94 Greenhithe Road, Greenhithe, North Shore City. Link: here
Shirt: The most see-through in the collection and incredibly it’s a Hallensteins house brand shirt. Polyester. Size M. Mainly blue with simple white hibiscus and yellow touches. Strange computer keyboard design. Presumably designer has been fired.