Well it’s finally here, October 1st 2010. The day New Zealand GST rate increases from 12.5% to 15%. Compared with many other countries, I guess we can’t complain. So, how does the increase affect your purchase in our shop? Well, until today, we have been looking at various options ... read more

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Blinking is the body’s natural way of replenishing the tear film and providing relief from dryness. Unfortunately, blinking isn’t always enough for people who experience dryness associated with contact lens wear. Today we want to share with you some advice we give to our own contact lens clients. With those who wear soft, extended wear or disposable lenses we have made the experience that wearing comfort is considerably improved with a couple of drops of “Renu Lubricating & Rewetting Drops” prior to insertion of the lenses and repeating this a couple of times during the day. If you use extended wear lenses, this solution can also be used to rewet your lenses after sleep. This also works very well with daily disposables. Even though daily disposables don’t have to be cleaned and will be discarded after only one wear, the use of Renu Lubricating & Rewetting drops is usually experienced as refreshing and an improvement in comfort. ... read more

I do love my diving! So during my recent visit to East Timor, I could not resist the temptation and went for another couple dives. As you may imagine, East Timor is, at this point, doesn’t have a Tourist Industry like here in New Zealand. There are so many other things that take priority at the moment, in particular health care, housing, irrigantion etc.. However, there is no doubt in my mind that Tourism will, at some point, become a major industry in this young country. There are cutrrently 3 diving operators in Dili that offer dive trips in and around the capital. All the dive sites I visited have been exceptional, with easy shore access, great visibility and plenty to see and photgraph. ... read more