Blog | Kristy Phillips

Skip to main content

We are rurally based between Tauranga and Katikati. Shop Viewings by Appointment.

Free shipping within New Zealand on purchases over $250

We accept After-pay, credit cards, and internet banking.

All

Astrology Quartz Star Sign Sun Sign Agate Amethyst Citrine Malachite Smudging Fossil Shells Hematite Moonstone Rose Quartz Sodalite Amazonite Calcite Chrysocolla Clear Quartz Crazy Lace Agate Double Terminated Fluorite Fossil Geodes Green Aventurine Gridding Hearts Labradorite Lapis Lazuli Obsidian Ocean Jasper Petrified Wood Rainbow Inclusions Shungite Smoky Quartz Spirit Amethyst Spirit Quartz Tigers eye 12 Days of Christmas Agate with DruzeAgate Ajoite Amber Amethyst Cluster Amethyst Geode Ametrine Ammonite Amphibole Quartz Ancestralite Apatite Aquamarine Aquarius Aragonite Aries Arrow Head Auralite 23 Aventurine Azurite Orthoceras Barnacle Black Amethyst Black Tourmaline Bloodstone Blue Kyanite Blue Lace Agate Blue Quartz Blue Tiger's Eye Botswana Agate Bracelets Brandberg Budget-Friendly Crystal Collecting Cabochon Cancer Candle Quartz Capricorn Caribbean Calcite Carnelian Celestial Quartz Celestite Chakras Chevron Amethyst Christmas Crystals Cinnabar Citrinated Quartz Cleansing Cost of Crystals Crystal Energies Crystal Scrying Crystals Crystals for Study & Focus Decor & Styling Dendritic Agate Direction Do Crystals Keep Growing ?Dream Catcher Dyed Agate Eggs Elixirs Emerald Emotional Balance Ethically Sourced Fire Quartz Flame Flash Flat Stones Flower Agate Garden Quartz Garnet Gemini Gift Giving Girasol Golden Healer Quartz Golden Tiger's Eye Goldstone Grape Agate Green Amethyst Green Moss Agate How to Buy Crystals Safely How to Choose Your First Crystal How to Program Your Crystals Howlite Hydrothermal Etched Amethyst Identify Crystals Jasper Kambaba Jasper Kyanite Lemurian Quartz Leo Libra Magnetic Hematite Malacholla Manifestation & Abundance Massage Wand May Birthstone Mental Clarity Mohs Scale Mookaite Moss Agate Mushrooms Orange Calcite Orca Agate Our Crystal Shop Over Thinking Overcome Obstacles Palm Stone Palo Santo Pendulums Phantom Pineapple Quartz Pink Amethyst Pisces Placebo Effect Plume Agate Pluto in Aquarius Prasiolite Pyrite Quantum Quattro Rainbow Catcher Red Jasper Red Moss Agate Red Tiger's Eye Rhodonite Ruby Ruby in Fuchsite Rutile Sagittarius Satin Spar Scorpio Secret Santa Selenite Selenite Satin Spar Shark Tooth Shiva’s Eye Agate Silk Agate Snowflake Obsidian Spring Sputnik Aragonite Summer Crystals Sun Catcher Super Seven Sweet Grass Tabular Taurus Tourmaline Tree Agate Tree of Life Trolleite Tumbled Stones Tumbles Tumbling Turquoise Twin Uniqueness of Crystals Unwanted Guests.Valentine’s Day Virgo Water Sign White Sage

TAGS

Can AI Really Identify Crystals? Or Is a Human Eye Still Best?

Can AI Really Identify Crystals? Or Is a Human Eye Still Best?

January 5th 2026 For some time now, there have been apps designed to identify just about everything — plants, insects, gemstones, you name it. There always seems to be something to help. Most of these tools are now Read more

AI Generated Crystal Images

AI Generated Crystal Images

August 7th 2025 Don't Be Fooled: AI-Generated Crystal Images Are Everywhere Major advancements in artificial intelligence in recent years have made it harder to tell what’s real and what’s fake – not just in Read more

What Is Citrinated Quartz? Understanding the Terminology

What Is Citrinated Quartz? Understanding the Terminology

January 18th 2026 Photo Showen is a Clear Quartz Point from the Congo with Slight Citrnation. The term citrinated quartz can be confusing, as it is not a single mineral name but rather a descriptive term used within Read more

Celestial Quartz / Pineapple Quartz

Celestial Quartz / Pineapple Quartz

January 18th 2026 Pineapple Quartz, also known as Celestial Quartz or Candle Quartz, is a fascinating and visually distinctive variety of quartz crystal. It is easily recognised by the hundreds of tiny crystal Read more

Direction – New Year Thoughts from the Beach

Direction – New Year Thoughts from the Beach

January 11th 2026 It’s amazing where the mind wanders when you finally have space to decompress. Especially after an incessant period of life — when you’ve had to hold emotions in for the good of children, loved Read more

Crystals for Kiwi Summer Energy – Stones to Energise & Refresh in the NZ Sun

Crystals for Kiwi Summer Energy – Stones to Energise & Refresh in the NZ Sun

January 2nd 2026 Summer in New Zealand is all about long sunny days, beach trips, backyard barbecues, and that special Kiwi vibe of relaxed, happy energy. But sometimes, the heat, busy schedules, or even the constant Read more

Summer Finds & Stone Tumbling – A Kiwi Rock-Lover’s Guide

Summer Finds & Stone Tumbling – A Kiwi Rock-Lover’s Guide

December 28th 2025 The great Kiwi summer has begun 🌿 And as we enthusiastically find ourselves scrambling to the beaches to beat the heat, lingering by lakes, or heading bush to some remote and beautiful spot, the Read more

Unwanted Guests & Crystals for Calm

Unwanted Guests & Crystals for Calm

December 20th 2025 Sometimes I'm inspired by you guys, my amazing customers. We have some really cool conversations. Sometimes you inspire me to write blogs, so in the case of a super cool lady full of positivity, Read more

Blue Tiger's Eye

Blue Tiger's Eye

December 12th 2025 Blue Tiger’s Eye, also known as Hawk’s Eye, is a striking and deeply soothing member of the Tiger’s Eye family. Its silky blue shimmer and flowing patterns make it one of the most captivating Read more

Red Tiger's Eye

Red Tiger's Eye

December 11th 2025 Red Tiger’s Eye is a dynamic and captivating variety of Tiger’s Eye, known for its rich, warm red hues and silky chatoyant shimmer. Loved by crystal enthusiasts and collectors alike, it is a Read more

Do Crystal Energies Clash?

Do Crystal Energies Clash?

December 9th 2025 A question I hear often is: “Do crystal energies clash? Can I wear certain stones together?” Let’s be very honest—as long as you’re happy with what you’re doing, that’s what matters Read more

Loading...