Pretty much from the time we were able to make and use tools, man has expressed himself through art. Hieroglyphics and cave paintings have fallen out of fashion, but the art of tattooing is most definitely still alive and well today.

Visit the Underground Arts Tattoo Studio and express yourself with a meaningful tattoo of your own design. Pay $59 for a half hour of tattooing services, $99 for one hour, or $175 for two hours. With The National Tattoo Museum of New Zealand attached to the studio, you can take in some culture and learning at the same time.

Tattooist Steve Maddock has a fantastic reputation in Wellington for his skills and flair. Steve will be able to turn your tattoo dreams into inky reality, whether you fancy traditional, cultural or colourful designs. Embrace a very traditional art form in a very modern way by grabbing today's deal.

While you're visiting, challenge any preconceived ideas ideas you might have had of all museums being dusty old places full of irrelevant relics. The National Tattoo Museum, adjoining the tattoo studio, is a unique venture which showcases the rich history of the traditional South Pacific tattoo or 'ta moko' . The exhibits are edgy, artistic, expressionist, downright beautiful and not to be missed.