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The New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival is back again at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth over the weekend of the 25/26 November. As usual, the festival will feature some of the very best tattoo artists in the world, so the question is – do you have all your tattoo supplies ready? THE GREATEST SHOW IN TOWN! Now in its 7th year, the festival has become Australasia’s biggest tattoo show, with over 250 artists and models attending. As usual, the standard of the artists attending is incredible, with the likes of Ryan Ashley Malarkey, Tommy Helm, and Dan Smith coming over from America to show off...

Any good tattoo artist will be able to tell the difference between quality tattoo supplies and the difference they make to the finished product. That’s why serious tattoo artists in New Zealand know to come to Tattoo Station for their tattoo supplies. Professional tattoo artists Tattoo Station, started from humble beginnings, and has quickly become one of New Zealand’s finest tattoo supply companies - all within the space of a year. We started off (and are still going) with our own tattoo studio; Sunset Tattoo. Sunset was created as somewhere we could do our own thing, in many different media,...

Tattoo Station began with an idea - to supply New Zealand with the very best in tattoo supplies and equipment, and all at a reasonable price. We’re happy to say we are right on track. Tattoo Ink Tattoo ink in New Zealand is surprisingly unregulated. Some of the cheaper, less reputable studios buy their ink from China because it’s cheaper… and no one has any idea what’s in it. Don’t take risks with your clients’ health - and your reputation - by using dodgy ink. Here at Tattoo Station we are the official New Zealand suppliers of Eternal Ink, a name...

As every good tattoo artist knows, all good tattoos begin with a good stencil. Luckily, Tattoo Station now stock the very best. We are delighted to announce that we are now stocking Anchored Stencil Solution, by world-renowned LA artist Nikko Hurtado. Nikko Hurtado Born in Los Angeles in 1981 to Hispanic parents, Nikko Hurtado grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of California, drawing cartoons and characters for fun. At the age of 16, Nikko went to the Art Centre of Pasadena for a few years, but it wasn’t until after working in construction for several years when Nikko’s...

Kiwi tattoo artists rejoice! You no longer have to order your tattoo supplies from overseas! We are now bringing high-quality tattoo supplies to New Zealand, saving a fortune in postage, cutting out the middle-man, and passing the saving on to you! How we work Tattoo Station are an artist-run tattoo supply company, owned and operated by one of the country’s finest tattoo studios, Sunset Tattoo. From simple beginnings, Sunset has now become one of New Zealand’s finest tattoo studios, and all within a few short years. We started as somewhere we could create artwork, in many different media, without stress or...