Specsavers New Zealand has released a range of limited-edition frames, designed in collaboration with Māori artist Kura Te Waru Rewiri, in support of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ.
In the Pacific, nine out of 10 people who are blind don’t need to be – their conditions are preventable or treatable.
Specsavers and The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ aim to end avoidable blindness and vision impairment in the region, and to support this mission, Specsavers will donate $ 25 to the foundation for every pair of limited-edition frames purchased.
Designed with care
This year’s range of frames is inspired by one of Te Waru Rewiri’s most prominent works, Puhoro Meets the Stripes III.
The artwork explores cultural symbolism and artistic legacy, referencing traditional Māori art forms and knowledge through its use of colour and pattern. It draws specifically on kōwhaiwhai, the flowing patterns often found in ancestral meeting houses.
For Te Waru Rewiri, collaborating with Specsavers to create these frames has been a special opportunity to help other people through her art.
“I have a huge amount of admiration for the work The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ does in Fiji, helping our Pacific neighbours regain their eyesight,” says Te Waru Rewiri.
“As a Māori indigenous artist, it is important to protect the integrity of our customary arts. Within the design, the koru symbolises rebirth and the puhoro symbolises speed.”
Sight-saving mission
Specsavers’ partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ began in 2009. Since then, more than $ 1.4 million has been donated.
In 2024 alone, Specsavers contributed to the 25,000 eye consultations and 3,000 sight-saving operations performed in Fiji.
Through this year’s collaboration, Specsavers is set to donate $ 75,000 to The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ to help restore sight and train eye-health workers at Fiji’s Foundation-supported Pacific Eye Institute.
Specsavers’ head of sustainability Cathy Rennie Matos says: “Eyesight is precious and we’re proud to continue supporting the sight saving work of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. We cannot wait to see the impact of these beautiful frames by Kura because improving eye health doesn’t just change individual lives, it helps communities thrive.”
Transform many lives
Katie Hart, philanthropy and development director at The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, says: “Many people across the Pacific face barriers to accessing the eye care they need.
“With the Specsavers partnership in Fiji, we can continue working with our Pacific partners to restore sight and transform many lives – taking us one step closer to a world where no one is needlessly blind or vision impaired.”
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