Little Red Fish is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated design company and manufacturer with a passion for style, comfort and quality. We take a hands-on approach to ensure every aspect, from pattern development to fabric selection and distribution meets our exacting standards.

All Little Red Fish products are made in New Zealand. Some (coloured) fabrics are sourced from Italy and are carefully selected as being of the highest quality. All other fabric is milled specifically for the company in New Zealand and all goods are manufactured in New Zealand.

Little Red Fish designs, contract manufactures within New Zealand and sells stylish sun protection UPF 50+ protective children’s swimwear to exclusive high end stores in New Zealand, with agencies in Paris, as well as selling in USA, Japan, Australia and the UK.

We are also available to sell worldwide through our website.

We aim to provide a full range of products for sun protection when children are out of the shade, and a range of swimwear that lasts the distance, protects children and is adorable to wear.

Our age groups are primarily 0-10, with a secondary market now for 10-14 to cater for existing clients requesting our product for older children. We ae also launching a lovely New zealand made winter range, consisting of boots, booties and winterwear of outstanding quality and timeless design.

Using the website: When you first arrive at our website you can choose the currency you would like to shop in. We offer United State dollars, the Euro, British pound, the Australian and New Zealand dollar. The site is organized by the garment you may require - tops, pants and one pieces, and then we offer new styles and babies. We also offer sets - these are combinations that have been designed to work together and there is a discount for ordering a set. The grid shows the availability of each style (see the key on each page), if a cross is shown then we are not currently stocking that item. To select an item for purchase simply click the square on the grid that is in the style and colours you require, your selection will be shown with a red tick, you can then click on "go to checkout" to change the quantity you require. In the checkout field you can change quantities and styles selected at any point in time - up until payment has been processed. Freight is dependant upon the country we are shipping to and the size of your order and this is calculated at checkout. If you have any difficulties using our ordering system, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@littleredfish.com and we will help you with your questions.

Change of order: Should you wish to change your order after payment has been processed contact us immediately on info@littleredfish.com and if the order has not been sent we can change it for you. Once an order has been dispatched we are unable to cancel or vary an order.

Payments: All payments are processed by PayPal. PayPal has the most secure encryption so your details are absolutely safe. You don't need to have a PayPal account and can use your credit card. For NZ residents we also accept electronic funds transfer directly into our bank account.

Duties and Taxes: Please note that our prices do not include any taxes, tariffs or duty that your customs department may charge on the goods arriving. You shall pay all duties, taxes, tariffs and other delivery costs. NZ GST is not charged to any shipment sent outside New Zealand. Please note that NZ$ prices include GST.

Mailing list: Your information will remain confidential and will not be shared with any third party.You can unsubscribe to the mailing list by email us at info@littleredfish.com.

All Little Red Fish swimwear is sent in a stylish opaque bag with our logo on the front, this package is sent in a standard postal bag, with all the relevant postal information and customs forms on the outside. Orders are shipped within 48 hours of receipt of payment by international air mail and usually take 3 to 10 working days to arrive at the destination. During busy times or over holidays, such as Christmas or Easter - delivery may take longer. We do ask for your telephone number which we include in the "To" field, from time to time we receive back parcels that have could have been delivered and a phone call would have solved the problem. We also ask for a working email address to be used when ordering so that we can reach you if we have any problems with your order. We will never sell or share your information with anyone else, and will use it only to process your order.

Availability: If any item is out of stock, we will hold your whole order until all the goods are ready to be shipped. Should you require some items earlier than other items you have back-ordered, please place two separate orders. Should you choose not to wait for goods that have not yet been delivered we can refund payment to you.

Courier Services: We do offer courier service for faster delivery, however, this is considerably more expensive than airmail and we are required to charge a handling fee to cover the customs entry paperwork that needs to be completed for international shipping and customs regulations. Please note that courier delivery will incur the relevant duties, taxes and customs fees in the destination country.

Failure to arrive: Should your parcel fail to arrive within 10 working days, please notify us immediately. We will check the shipping in your area and resupply your order. Please note that this does not apply during busy times or during holidays - such as Easter or Christmas, and during these times a longer delivery time is to be expected. You will be required to complete a declaration for NZ Post to confirm that the order has been lost. Should the order arrive later and a replacement order has been sent then you are required to send the order received last back to us by writing on the envelope "return to sender", and notifying us that the parcel has arrived and you have returned it.

Please return any incorrect order, faulty or defective garments to us within 14 days of receipt. If the garment is faulty, we may repair or replace the garments at our discretion, provided we are satisfied that the fault or defect was caused by defective workmanship or faulty materials. Please return the garments unworn, with the original packaging and labels, and include a note telling us of the fault or defect. You will pay for the cost of return, we will pay for the shipping cost of the replaced goods. Please allow 10 working days for your order to arrive back in NZ and another 10 working days for the replacement item to arrive.

Swimwear in Tactel®, Carvico®, Seal® and Sublimation Polyester

The high performance UV protective fabrics in our products are specially designed to provide 50+ UPF and UPS protection; they are also four-and-a-half times more resistant to chlorine than normal elastane products. The stretchy fabrics - Tactel® and Carvico® are made with from a special blend of lycra® and nylon, with nylon lining where needed, the Seal® is a Nylon/Polyamide and Polyester blend, and the custom printed shorts are made from a sublimation polyester that locks in the ink so that it cannot fade or run.

To keep these fabrics in optimum condition and looking their best the following care is required:

1. Do not bundle wet swimwear in towels or with other garments where colors may transfer to your Little Red Fish swimwear.
2. Do not leave wet for any length of time (as with all fabrics, mildew may occur).
3. If it is going to be some time before you can wash the swimwear, then rinse in cold clean water and roll in a dry towel.
4. Do not stretch the fabric apart from putting the garment on and off.
5. Try not to do anything to the swimwear that you wouldn’t do with any other white or light colored clothing.

When washing:

1. Hand wash gently in clean warm water with a mild detergent and not with other colored or dirty fabrics. DO NOT ALLOW TO SOAK.
2. Rinse twice in clean cold water. Gently squeeze out any excess water and leave to dry out of direct sunlight. You can either hang the item or lay it on a white, clean, dry towel.
3. DO NOT BLEACH OR USE ANY OXY-ACTION CLEANER OR DETERGENT WITH BLEACH. This will cause the fabric to change color.
4. DO NOT TUMBLE DRY, DRY CLEAN OR IRON.

Staining from sunscreens: You may experience some discoloration if certain sunscreen creams come into contact with the fabric. This is quite rare and in most cases will wash out. It is recommended that you test your sunscreen on a white fabric to see if it leaves a yellow residue before using with Little Red Fish swimwear.

Discoloration from sand: You may notice that dark sand gets trapped within the fibers in the fabric causing it to look spotty. All swimwear of this type suffers from this sort of problem. The quickest and simplest way to remedy this is to wait until the swimsuit is dry and then run a fingernail underneath the affected area. This will open the fibers and the sand grains will pop out.

At Little Red Fish we support your local business people and encourage you to contact them first for your order. Here are our stockists listed for you by country.