Black Gradient Frames with Superdark Grey Category 3 Polarised Lenses

The Maui Black is a wayfarer shape in black gradient frames with superdark grey polarised lenses. A vintage silhouette that's looked good since the day it was invented.

This one runs a little smaller at 13.4 cm wide, making it a better fit for narrower or smaller faces. If you've tried other wayfarers and found them too wide across the temples, these will sit a lot better.

Black gradient frames fade from darker at the top to lighter below, adding a touch of depth to what could otherwise be a plain black frame. A small detail that makes a difference up close.

Superdark grey polarised lenses cut out a serious amount of light while keeping colours looking natural. Grey tints don't shift what you see, they just turn the brightness down.

Category 3 polarised lenses rated for full NZ sun, whether that's beach trips, long drives, or afternoons spent watching cricket.

Inner core wire through each temple lets you adjust the fit. Steel hinges back up the build where it matters most.

Size: 13.4 cm wide x 4.5 cm high.

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Polarised Lenses

New Zealand sun is some of the most intense in the world, and standard tinted lenses only solve part of the problem. They darken the view but leave the glare. iPOP polarised lenses have a built-in glare-filtering layer that targets the specific type of light that causes the problem in the first place.

How polarised lenses work

Glare happens when sunlight bounces off a flat surface, water, wet roads, a car bonnet and hits your eyes as a concentrated horizontal beam. Your eyes struggle to process it, so you squint, strain, and lose visual detail in the process. Polarised lenses block that horizontal light before it reaches your eyes, so surfaces become readable again rather than a wall of reflected brightness. On a typical New Zealand summer day, the difference is noticeable within minutes of putting them on.

Where it makes a real difference

Driving Cuts glare off wet roads and oncoming windscreens so you're not squinting into the morning sun

Fishing and water See below the surface instead of staring at a mirror of reflected sky

Beach and outdoors Reduces the all-day eye fatigue that builds up when everything around you is reflecting light

Sport and activity Sharper contrast and truer colours so you can read terrain, track movement and react faster

Lens specifications

Category 3 rated for high sun conditions. Full UV400 protection blocking 100% of UVA and UVB rays. Scratch-resistant hard coating for everyday durability.

Find out more in our guide to how polarised sunglasses work or read up on choosing polarised lenses for fishing. Browse the full polarised sunglasses range.