https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/pages/accommodation The cosy, self-contained houses invite you to experience island life at its finest.
It's an ideal retreat for making new memories with plenty of sun year-round, a short stroll to the sandy beach, and room for camping for the extras that might arrive on the manicured lawn.
👍Boat access only: Picton Water Taxi service will provide everything you need. We are only 50 minutes from Picton to the Homestead on Arapaoa Island
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ The Starfish has a 7mm pearl with gorgeous deep blue colours with the conchiolin line that shows off the hues of yet another blue.
And then you have the spectacular Sunrise Pendant, which is 12mm. There is stiff competition between the two. The Sunrise necklace is an oriented pearl with a more prolific colour.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ You can never go wrong with pearls.
Discover Your Mabe Pearl. Explore the world of our Blue Pearls and find the Mabe pearl that resonates with your style and spirit.
Farmed onsite at the top of the South Island in the pristine Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/collections Haliotis Iris is one of the most beautiful shells in the world. We are an Abalone hatchery, and every year we spawn the perfect-size abalone to produce larvae to grow baby Abalone.
The source of origin is directly important to the pearl customer and the pearling industry worldwide.
Our pearls directly reflect the quality of the water and ecosystem we have them grow in and their surrounding.
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Early starts make it all happen as the unknown results come later in the day with good, healthy fish. You still don't know if they will spawn or not.
We are thrilled when they do, as this is a lot of work to make it all happen.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ Each unique pearl has been cultivated for over four years. The pearls are then processed after manufacturing and are all so different. The scope of difference is epic!
Each pearl has something unique about it; some have many attributes that you can't stop looking at.
The pearl has a way of catching your eyes as you move it around and, without a doubt, has a lot going on.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/collections/classic Which is the best pearl?
💫The real question should be, which is the best pearl for you?
✨It is important to remember that there is no such thing.
🌼There are rarer pearls, which reflect colour, lustre, and surface quality.
✨The best pearl is the balance between your preference and your skin tone.
✨What do you usually wear, and what do you do during your daily job and when you are not working or on vacation?
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ Among all the mysteries of growing pearls, it is a fact that the longer they grow. The stronger and thicker they are.
The more layers of nacre and conchiolin, the quality of the pearl can increase to become the most vivid blue pearl.
Other elements are, of course, Lustre and the surface quality of the pearl. Colour plays another considerable part—the saturation of the colour. It comes down to the years it took that pearl to grow.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/pages/accommodation Gunyah Homestead has one of the most incredible outlooks. It overlooks the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand, Cook Strait, and the Tory Channel Entrance, where the ferries come through day and night, weather permitting. With its ever-changing view, it would suit any writer or water person.
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Introducing the "Splash Whale's Tail" necklace, featuring a stunning 7mm Mabe Pearl grown sustainably on our land-based family farm in tranquil Marlborough, New Zealand. 🌊
The Splash Necklace has a 45cm sterling silver chain. With captivating green and pink hues, this unique piece is a perfect gift for sea lovers and those fascinated by dolphins and whales.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ As divers for many years, much thought has gone into the care that can lead to long-term benefits for the paua resource.
We want to look after the resources as they are here thousands of years from now!
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/collections/classic From the time we kiss our rarest pearls goodbye to you, the new owner, I know I have done the best I can do for you.
There is something unique for you among all the mystery of the deep blue pearls to the aqua greens and luscious pink hues.
I look after your precious pearls as we design custom-hand made jewellery every step of the way.
It gives me great pleasure to help you along the way first to find the right ring, necklace, or earrings.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/, The Abalone—Paua sure tells us a lot about them regarding food! We can tell a lot about their health by how much and how little they eat, which can have a lot to do with the water temperature.
We know we cannot overload the tank with seaweed as it suffocates them, and they start to crawl out.
They absolutely love the smell of slightly older seaweed.
Bull kelp is a winner as well. They crawl all over it and will even float on top of it.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ It’s essential to have the insert in the correct spot to allow this to happen without injuring the animal.
We usually insert two, maybe three, depending on the size of the inserts and paua, and we always take care of them every step of the way.
We grow new pearls yearly, up to 4000 or 5000 animals per year.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/collections/#collections A picture can tell a thousand words, and your story can tell a lot about you.😀
Our connection with you is essential to us. We want to share our story about the pearls and the cherish work that has developed at Arapawa Blue Pearls today and for generations to come.
Choosing the perfect gift for the ones most dear to you brings another chapter to your story as we learn about each other.
https://arapawabluepearls.co.nz/ We start taking them out of our growing tanks, where they have lived wholesomely for four years.
The meat from the Abalone Paua is sold domestically in New Zealand after we have taken it out of the shell. Magical colours greet us with an incredible lustre and overtones awaiting their grading.
The shells are kept safe in water until we cut the mabe pearls out using a diamond saw.