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We can ship some small items (see list below) anywhere in New Zealand.

For larger items, we can only ship to non-rural addresses on the North Island or South Island. In other words we cannot ship larger items to rural addresses or to other islands, including Waiheke, Great Barrier, Stewart and Chatham islands.

This is beyond our control. Courier companies have been steadily reducing the size of items they will carry, particularly to rural addresses, and many of our products exceed these size limits.

What is a rural address?

All NZ Post “RD” addresses are rural, but our courier company also considers some other addresses to be rural. If you think you might be considered rural, please ask us before placing your order, or search for your address here.

If you are at a rural address

If you live at a rural address on the North Island or South Island, and want to purchase a larger item from us, please provide a non-rural address for delivery.

What this means for the various items we sell

Small items, such as fittings for cat fence systems, are shipped via CourierPost to all addresses (including small islands).

Cat posts up to 1.5m tall are shipped via CourierPost to all addresses on the North Island and South Island (not small islands).

Cat posts over 1.5m tall require a non-rural address on the North Island or South Island. If you must have it shipped to a rural address, please contact us first and we will get a quote from a trucking company (it will be very expensive).

Oscillot cat fence kits require a non-rural address on the North Island or South Island. If you must have it shipped to a rural address, please contact us first and we will get a quote from a trucking company (it will be very expensive).

Purrfect Fence Standard Height kits are shipped via CourierPost to all addresses on the North Island or South Island.

Purrfect Fence Low Fence kits AND Free-Standing Fence kits require a non-rural address on the North Island or South Island. If you must have it shipped to a rural address, please contact us first and we will get a quote from a trucking company (it will be very expensive).

In all cases, if you are unsure, please contact us first so we can determine your shipping requirements.

Thanks for your understanding.

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We’ll be sharing cat care tips over the next few days, AND on 8 August we’ll discount all Oscillot cat fence components by the value of the GST.

Don’t miss this one-day sale!

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This report was broadcast on TV1 on 14 April 2022.

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The latest proof of that comes from Neil, a customer in Sunnylands, Auckland.

Neil had already had some success containing his cat by cladding the top of his fence with corrugated roofing iron. But then he found the cat had gotten out, apparently by taking a big jump and hooking her claws onto the top edge of the iron.

About a week ago, Neil installed Oscillot at the top of the roofing iron, carefully positioning our offset brackets in the valleys of the corrugation. It’s a neat looking installation in black to match the fence. He even added Oscillot to the garden shed that is next to the fence.

And the verdict?

“The escape artist has inspected it quite thoroughly and is fully unimpressed.”

For more cat containment solutions, browse our Photos page.

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Despite all the challenges of the past two years we have seen steadily growing interest from cat owners in keeping their pets safe and happy at home. 2021 was actually our best year ever, so we feel very fortunate indeed.

And, we have some exciting news. We have just received out latest shipment of Oscillot® cat fencing from the manufacturer, and we are now able to offer Monument Grey paddles (sometimes known as Gunmetal or Gun Metal grey). That’s the colour shown at the top of this page.

These are significantly darker grey than the Woodland Grey (also known as Slate Grey) paddles we have sold for many years. Many customers have asked for a darker colour, so we hope these will prove popular.

Unfortunately, the old Woodland Grey paddles are currently out of stock with the manufacturer and we have only limited supplies in New Zealand. Please contact us if you are interested in the lighter grey and we’ll see what we can do, but this colour will probably become unavailable for a few months at least.

We also have a new webpage showing the colours available. This has been a real challenge, however, as it is very difficult to show colours accurately on a computer or mobile phone screen. So much depends on the characteristics of the screen, the brightness, the viewing angle, etc. We think the grey colours shown on the webpage are pretty close, but Merino seems to vary quite a lot depending on the user’s device. On some screens it looks pink, on others it looks orange, but it is neither of those!

If you are in Auckland, you are welcome to come and look at colours. We can also send small samples.

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A good example was an installation we did last week in Auckland.

The first thing we noticed was that the fence was not straight in some areas. As well, some of the palings were missing, loose or had warped.

Our recommendation was that we first stabilise and straighten the fence, before installing the Oscillot cat fence system.

In the main photo (above), you can see some of what we did:

A: Replaced a missing paling in the corner.

B: Removed excess height from fence posts (which would have blocked the Oscillot system), and wrapped the posts in aluminium to prevent climbing.

C: Installed a new top rail around the entire perimeter to stiffen and straighten the fence, as well as providing a solid mounting surface for Oscillot.

Most New Zealand fences are timber and it’s common for them to need a little bit of repair. We’re happy to advise you on what’s required.

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Sometimes that’s because the location is a bit tricky – but, no matter what the problem is, we’re happy to share our cat-proofing expertise so you get exactly what you need. And our years of experience are yours for FREE!

Please check out our new HELP! page and find out how easy it is to draw a simple plan, take some photos, and send them to us so we can get to work for you.

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1. Our latest shipment has just arrived from the manufacturer and we are once again able to offer black paddles in addition to our customary grey and merino.

2. We have changed the way we sell Oscillot in New Zealand. You can now buy your Oscillot system as a kit to cover a specific length of fence. These kits range from 2 metres (that’s one paddle plus two posts) all the way up to 100 metres. Here’s the full range.

3. Our Buy page has been updated to reflect this change and make it even easier to work out your requirements.

4. You can now shop online and pay by credit card (with no surcharge) or bank transfer.

5. Our prices now include GST.

6. And, to top it off, we have reduced the price of all products. On the larger kits, that means savings of hundreds of dollars. (If you’ve purchased from us recently, don’t worry, you paid the new lower prices!)

Whew, that’s a lot of changes!

We hope this makes it even easier to add Oscillot to your yard, and keep your cats safe at home.

Yes, we still offer our famous no-cost, no-obligation advice gained through years of experience in keeping cats safe!

And our free shipping offer applies to all orders over $500 including GST.

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We are very grateful to Bec at Oscillot in Australia who conceived of this one and offered us a chance to share our contact details on it.

We think it’s pretty cool, and hope you do too!

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